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Commentaries

  • Fiscal Responsibility In the New Year – Every Airman’s Charge

    A few weeks ago we closed out a successful Fiscal Year 2018. We saw significant increases to our defense budget as the president and Congress showed their support to modernize the military, sustain ongoing readiness recovery efforts and ensure we’re prepared for future conflicts with a $654 billion

  • Winter Resiliency

    As the season transitions from the summer mania of outdoor activities to the dark and quiet winter months, special consideration and preparation should be taken to be ready. Just because the weather is cold and dark doesn’t mean there are fewer activities or ways for Airmen and their families to

  • Holidays in a remote location: taking care of Airmen

    Celebrating holidays in a remote location is a unique experience. Thule Air Base, Greenland is 750 miles above the Arctic Circle with exceptional geographical, environmental, logistical and personal challenges. Many service members have come and gone since 1951, and more will come and go after us.

  • Touring CMAFS an eye-opening experience

    Having lived in Colorado Springs for 13 years, I’m sad I was uneducated on what military bases were located here and what their significance was to this city and for our protection.  My only experience and interaction with the Air Force and military started in January 2018, when I was hired as a

  • Lest we forget

    Seventeen years ago our nation experienced one of the most tragic days in its existence. The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon changed the country forever.

  • Lessons from failure

    Thirty-two. Thirty-three. Thirty-four. Thirty-five -- time’s up. Somewhere in Texas a senior airman failed his fitness test. He couldn’t complete the minimum requirement for abdominal crunches. Dragging himself back to his car, ashamed and furious with himself, he realized that he was now one of

  • Lessons from failure

    Thirty-two. Thirty-three. Thirty-four. Thirty-five -- time’s up. Somewhere in Texas a senior airman failed his fitness test. He couldn’t complete the minimum requirement for abdominal crunches. Dragging himself back to his car, ashamed and furious with himself, he realized that he was now one of

  • Catalyze the change

    “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise – with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.” – Abraham LincolnLincoln saw it coming from a mile away and change, the instance of becoming

  • A little care goes a long way

    The seventh week of Basic Military Training hit Flight 176 like a ton of bricks. The stressors from the last few weeks weighed on the 50 trainees as we finally started to see a light at the end of the tunnel. There were only a few obstacles standing between our transition from trainees to Airmen.

  • More than the mission

    The next war will be won with discipline, aggressiveness and creativity in the execution of assigned missions. Execution of our mission is our purpose behind service. This requires sacrifice and the highest calling of all ranks and responsibilities. Mission success is not guaranteed without properly

 

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