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  • The rewards of a public affairs career in two military branches

    I have heard it said that journalism is the first draft of history. For the military, public affairs also stands directly at that intersection of current events that become inscribed into history.As someone who has served as a public affairs specialist in two branches of the military, both the Air

  • Traditions

    Tradition is important, no matter whether it is military or family traditions.

  • Commander's Corner: Practicing resilience

     “We’re talkin’ about practice, man!” – Allen “The Answer” IversonI’ve talked many times about the challenges we’re going through and how important it is for us to continue improving our resiliency. This month, while still working through the COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with financial challenges,

  • Airman empowerment

    403rd Wing,I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to take command of the 403rd Wing, and my family is right there with me in that excitement! This wing is our extended family and it brings me so much joy that my primary duty is to care for its members.At the ceremony in June, I said that every time you

  • Turn COVID+ into a positive: donate plasma

    So, you tested positive for Covid-19 and immobilized your whole shop for two weeks?It happens.Okay maybe it doesn’t, but it happened to me.At the beginning of October I got a call from a friend I had recently been around. They tested positive and were doing their due diligence to alert those they

  • Coping with COVID, getting mission accomplished

     I can’t begin to tell you how impressive your performance has been despite all of the COVID challenges. But don’t take my word for it – Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, commander, Air Force Reserve Command, called me personally to congratulate you on your efforts to mobilize aeromedical evacuation

  • Being Resilient

    Resiliency isn't something you practice when you're in control and going through your daily routine of life. It's the strength you need to push through during times of change and uncertainty.

  • Communicating across the generations

    When I enlisted in to the Air Force a number of decades ago, things were different, not necessarily better or worse than they are today, just different. My generation and the one before were not exposed to computers until we were out of high school and college. The generations that followed grew up

  • Wing priorities: readiness, innovation, capability

    I hope all of you had a chance to enjoy the holidays and recharge your batteries for what will be an exciting, busy, and challenging 2020!Your leadership ended 2019 by holding a strategic planning event to look at tweaking our MVPs (mission statement, vision, and priorities). Our mission statement –

  • Holiday traditions

    There is nothing like holiday traditions, everyone has them. But not all traditions are the same.