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  • MFLCs aid resiliency

    If you have been in the military for any length of time, you know that Mental Health and the Chapel are outlets for you to talk to. In my 15 years of military service I have heard countless supervisors, leadership, first sergeants and chiefs express their open door policy. Yet, who wants to walk

  • 86th VRS offers winter safety tips

    The recent dip in temperatures is a good indication that snow and ice is on its way.Some may not know the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron is charged with maintaining all of the installation's snow and deicing fleet -- a unique mission essential to ensuring the roads and runway on base are clear when

  • The Captain is an idiot

    Imagine you are part of a crew on a classic sailing ship.You are navigating rough seas, violent storms, and trying your best to stay afloat and reach your next port. Your crew works below deck.There are no windows below deck. The little light produced by the old copper oil lamp only adds to the

  • Readiness from a spouse's perspective

    As a key spouse within the 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, I experience every day what it means to be part of a leading team in this always changing world of an Air Force spouse. Air Force spouses have a vocabulary of acronyms only few people understand--PCS, TDY, OHA, COLA and ORI--just to name

  • A Salute To veterans

    Throughout history America and our allies have fought, not for land or conquest, but for principles of liberty, equality and human dignity. Our freedom has been bought with a price, and we stand on the shoulders of giants -- our veterans. Today our country and its allies depend on the commitment of

  • How Air Force Physical Fitness program's evolution changed an Airman

    As the old adage goes, it seems like just yesterday I was a young Airman arriving at my first duty station. It was 1995 and I had graduated Basic Military Training and a challenging security forces technical school--back then it was called Security Police-Long. After completing all of this training,

  • Loads of fun -- literally

    When you leave your office for a week, whether you're gone for your job, vacation or something else, you typically expect work to pile up.Usually this means dozens of e-mails to answer, phone messages to reply to or meetings to attend -- usually it doesn't mean you come back to find stacks of paper

  • Constitution reigns overseas, in garrison

    Eleven years after our nation claimed its independence from Britain with signing of one of the greatest documents in the history of the United States, yet another significant document was forged -- the Constitution of the United States. Whereas the Declaration of Independence established our nation,

  • Airmen and a changing Air Force

    "Wow, the Air Force sure has changed since I retired!" I hear this comment quite often as I run into the warriors who came before me and have since retired. Some discuss the ongoing wars while others focus on the force shaping they have seen. Benefits and entitlements are always a hot topic as well.

  • Wrong never makes right

    Two wrongs don't make a right. This is such a basic, logical and common-sense ethical principle, yet it's amazing how often the premise is debated in fields like business ethics. However, Airmen are members of the U.S. Air Force, an organization with professional warriors who uphold the highest