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  • Birth of a nation

    As we celebrate our nation's 232nd birthday, it's humbling to look back and imagine the difficulties faced by those leaders who were "eyes on" the formation of a new republic. In 1776, the idea of a new world colony gaining independence from the world's most powerful country appeared a bit

  • Preventing others from making the same mistake

    We've all heard them over and over again: briefing after briefing about driving under the influence. Personally, I don't drink so these briefings can sometimes seem redundant at best. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend an Airman professional development course here. I noticed the syllabus

  • What kind of supervisor are you?

    As a new first sergeant at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., I was at a staff meeting when a chief, the mission support group superintendent and great personal mentor, gave us a heads-up about a small trash detail requirement to clean up after the Fourth of July fireworks display.  As we filed out

  • Don't ignore broken windows

    The names James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling probably mean very little to a military member, unless they have studied criminology or urban sociology. These gentlemen published an article in The Atlantic Monthly in 1982 titled "Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety." In this article

  • I may not believe in God, but I believe in chaplains

    I've never really had much in the way of faith. My dog tags say "agnostic" on them. I don't attend a church, synagogue or mosque. I live my life the best way I know how. I'm not anti-religion; far from it. I have just never felt the need to express my spirituality through worship. There's no shame

  • Remembering a good person, Airman

    This is my memory about a young Airman named Ed. Ed was a technical school Airman assigned to the 366th Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, when I was a military training leader there. Ed wasn't one of my Airmen; he was assigned to another MTL. Ed was the type of guy that everybody

  • What's your sign?

    Comedian Bill Engvall is famous for his shtick on certain people wearing the "I'm stupid" sign. Doing so will make better sense to others when they ask, say or do stupid things. What does your sign say? Maybe it says, "I'm a sheep." Or perhaps you're just wearing a big target. Hopefully, you bear a

  • Dealing with the near rocks, far rocks

    "Let's deal with the near rocks" is something many of us frequently hear these days at planning meetings, scheduling discussions, etc. I asked someone in my office what they thought the term near rocks referred to. They replied that it was in reference to the fact that road crews or prison

  • One-third enthusiasm, one-third vision, one-third energy

    Senior leaders often share their views on what it takes to be a successful leader. Three of those traits have guided not only my career, but a lifetime. Enthusiasm, vision and energy, or EVE, as I commonly refer to these three traits, greatly assisted me as a young man, through college, into the U.

  • 'A' is for air power

    I am about to culminate my one-year tour in Southwest Asia. It was an outstanding year! I want to share with you what I believe to be one of the most significant aspects of our service as Airmen. The significance of my tour is not marked by a piece of cloth on my chest or even the work I did while I