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  • Are you new here or just lost?

    "Welcome to Peterson, you're going to love it here! Do you have any questions?"Well yes, actually, I have about a million. I'm brand new to the Air Force; so new you can probably still smell basic training radiating from my boots. So new I don't know something as simple as how the dining facility

  • What’s on your bucket list?

    Recently, I had the pleasure of hiking to the top of Cheyenne Mountain. Actually, in this case, "hike" and "pleasure" are not exactly the right words. You see, there is no trail conveniently laid out with railroad ties found on the very popular Manitou Incline. In fact, there is no trail at all.

  • Development of a Squadron Commander

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to participate in the 21st Medical Group's change of command ceremony which saw the outgoing commander, Col. Mike Burke, pass the guide-on to the incoming commander, Col. Susan Moran. It was a special privilege to serve as

  • These Airmen nowadays

    I often find myself saying "these Airmen nowadays!" I'd say it's a rite of passage, but let me pose one simple question. Were we really that much different than these Airmen nowadays? There are plenty of you saying yes I was! Hold that thought.When I entered the Air Force in 1987, I was one of those

  • Tips for new frontline supervisors – moving from ‘bro’ to ‘boss’

    As the chief and I were wrapping up the global change of command season in the 21st Operations Group, we had some great discussions with the next generation of leaders in our Air Force. As we saw several young Airmen reconciling their new-found responsibilities as first-time, frontline supervisors,

  • ‘Go to’ personnel

    Although I didn't know it until well after the fact, shortly after I took command of a cyber detachment, a newly promoted staff sergeant approached his recently PCSed technical sergeant supervisor, wondering why the new commander was coming directly to him asking questions and trying to understand

  • Human error and risk management

    Everyone has at one time or another heard someone say, "I'm only human" or is familiar with the ancient Latin proverb, "Errare humanum est" - to err is human. As the 21st Space Wing chief of safety, I quickly learned what it really means to be human from a mishap standpoint. Specifically, human

  • Safety - it’s worth a second thought

    Safety is a topic we talk about often, and with the busy summer season upon us, we'll hear about it even more. We all know it's important, but when you hear safety messages over and over, it's easy for them to go in one ear and out the other. Everyone knows to be safe, right? Why give it a second

  • Ebb and flow of a military career

    When I was a young lieutenant stationed at Elmendorf, I learned a lot about tides from some of our old hat civilians in the squadron. Being from Wisconsin, I hadn't had much experience with the ocean and my knowledge level showed itself on several occasions when I found myself sloshing through

  • Thank you -- for now

    Capt. Thomas Hammill was a Green Beret who served in Vietnam and Cambodia. I knew him as an uncle and hero. However, society had a different perception of him and the rest of the men and women that fought in Vietnam. Vietnam Veterans returned to America and found protests, hate, and labels such as

 

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