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  • AMC commander: Time to give thanks

    For more than 230 years, our great nation has celebrated Thanksgiving as a time to recognize the many priceless gifts we enjoy as Americans. It's a time to appreciate and celebrate our families and our friends; a time to reflect on how privileged we are to live in such a great land of opportunity.

  • 4 keys to being a successful Airman

    Looking back over two garrison command tours and one deployed command tour I believe there are four things that, if consistently applied, will lead to every Airman being successful. These four things are as follows: 1) Mission First 2) Leave it Better Than You found It 3) Take Care of Each Other4)

  • Mentoring easy as pie

    We are often told we need to find a mentor or be a mentor. It seems to be the word of the day lately, but mentoring is not done well if it's just another thing you have to put on your "to do" list.Of course, there are times when you will sit down with an Airman or another young person -- we do have

  • I just ask myself, 'What's in it for me?'

    If we were living 100 years ago, by this point in my life most of my family would probably be dead. My wife almost certainly would have died during childbirth with our son -- after a picture perfect pregnancy, she developed toxemia during labor, and our son had to be delivered by Caesarean section.

  • Don't stall on the 'all'

    "Excellence in all we do" it's one of our Air Force core values. Along with integrity first and service before self, it is intended to guide every one of our actions whether we're in the cockpit, on the flightline, at the military personnel flight counter or in a medical clinic. In my more than 15

  • Thank our veterans: Those serving and those who served

    This Veterans Day, what's important is the recognition and remembrance of the sacrifices made by military members who have served our nation and worn its uniform. But there are 1,728 unreturned veterans from the Vietnam War. What about them? In 1970, family members -- mostly wives -- of the

  • Changing how we do business

    Change has always been a part of the Air Force. You see it every day here with the way Airmen support the fight. The B-1B Lancer, designed to penetrate into enemy territory, is now using a targeting pod and global positioning satellite-aided weapons to conduct close-air support. In previous

  • Everything we do is a vital piece of the puzzle

    As an independent duty medical technician deployed to Southwest Asia, I have always felt that I was never doing enough. I've always wanted to go into Iraq or Afghanistan to be closer to the fight, to be the medic who is performing lifesaving care in the field. However, more often than not I'm

  • Cherish your spouse

    While walking past the base chapel the other day, I witnessed a scene that caused me to pause and reflect. I turned and watched as people, dressed in their Sunday best, flowed from the chapel doors, smiling and casually chatting. They slowly split into two lines, creating a path that led to a

  • Cancer awareness key step to survival

    Breast cancer is a part of my daily life since my mom has had breast cancer and I am high risk. It's hard for me not to think about it, search it on the Internet, donate to it, ask about it, walk for it, and even cry about it. But I know that isn't the case for everyone. All I have learned could