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  • Time is the great multiplier: save now, not later

    Isn't it amazing how fast you can spend $50 today? This week I spent $50 putting gas in my truck and buying two drinks. I dropped another $50 at a sports store for a T-shirt and some shorts. It went quick, and that happens every month. However, did you know that had I invested $50 each month, in 50

  • KUTGW! Text-savvy Airmen bring new communication skills

    Txtg is a phenom dat is growng lrgr att and we can't say we DKDC cos we will lz a hol gen of Airmen if we do. If you can understand the sentence above, you have a leg up on communicating with the generation of young men and women currently joining the Air Force. Text-message lingo is confusing at

  • Lessons learned: Find and be a mentor

    "I'm sorry to tell you that you haven't been selected for promotion." That one sentence strikes fear in almost every career Airman. Unfortunately for me, I have heard it twice in two years. The first time, utter devastation because it was completely unexpected. I knew what my Promotion

  • The American military wife: History in the making

    Since the birth of our nation, women have made tremendous sacrifices in support of our country. This is especially true of the American military wife. As any military wife will tell you, being "married to the military" under the best circumstances requires patience, understanding and flexibility.

  • Thank you for serving

    When I enlisted in 1983, the world was a very different place. Russia was our enemy, the one computer our unit had was large enough to fill an entire room and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" created a new form of entertainment called the music video. Back in the day, many of us joined the Air Force to

  • Communication is key

    Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State retired Army Gen. Colin Powell said, "The day Soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." To be an effective leader, you must stay involved in what is taking place within your section, flight

  • Airmen accept challenges to achieve greatness

    The Soldier and statesman retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell wrote, "Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you

  • Afghanistan experiences won't be forgotten

    The Afghan girls walked across the trash-strewn ground where they lived. Their colorful clothing offered a bright contrast to the debris and the tan terrain surrounding their nomadic tribes' home on a former Soviet army artillery range. This image exists now only in my memory and photograph, but

  • A ride to remember

    The back end of a C-130 Hercules at any altitude has never been considered a comfortable place. During flight, a steady vibration shakes all aboard. The passengers, who are rarely afforded knee or elbow room, wear earplugs to help block out the hum of the propellers that continuously cut through the

  • Followership: Hone your game

    Much of our military careers are focused on leadership and for good reason. But let's take a moment to discuss good followership because without followers there would be no leaders. Have you ever sat back and watched the NCO, senior NCO or officer who was just run of the mill; the person who sits