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Commentaries

  • Goodbye and thanks

    As many of the wing's group and squadron commanders know, taking command of a unit is one of the most exciting moments in an officer's life. As a commander, you get the opportunity to enact leadership skills you've spent years learning, steer the direction of a unit, and set the example for a

  • America's freedom: Appreciating the sacrifice

    As an American people, we recently celebrated our independence as a nation. We celebrated the day in a variety of ways: watching fireworks, attending baseball games, hosting neighborhood block parties, eating a few hot dogs or just taking it easy with family members. Whatever the activity, somewhere

  • We need leaders with ICE in their veins

    As I was preparing to take command of the 21st Operations Group, one of my former Airmen called me to see if my leadership expectations had changed. He was preparing his own leadership expectations briefing for his first commander's call and he wanted to know if I still had a one-word expectation

  • 5 monkeys

    A scientist was performing a behavioral experiment on monkeys to determine how they would react to negative stimuli. In a large cage, the scientist put a ladder leading up to a banana hanging from the top. He then placed five monkeys in the cage together. Immediately, and not surprisingly, one of

  • People--the constant that makes us great

    On Oct.1, I will retire from the Air Force after 26 years of active duty service, four years as an Air Force Academy cadet and 19 years as an Air Force family member. During my preparation for retirement, I've been reflecting on my time in the Air Force and the changes I have seen throughout the

  • Developmental leadership

    As I prepare to take command of the 21st Dental Squadron and I reflect on my career and exactly how I got here, it comes to mind that I've been blessed by outstanding leadership and mentorship throughout my Air Force service. As I contemplate the position that I am about to enter, I realize that

  • Bump, set, spike of teamwork

    Maybe it's shameless of me to say, 12th SWS dominates volleyball here at Thule. My admittedly partial observation of our Archies on the volleyball court is that we have developed a really strong team for volleyball. We know our servers, setters, spikers, coaches, organizers and everyone is an

  • Bloom where you're planted

    As a colonel and group commander, I often field requests from young officers and enlisted members who ask to get on my schedule for "career advice." Invariably, this leads to a discussion where they lay out their well thought out, long-term plans for career success. During most sessions, I stop the

  • Olympic overcoming

    A popular mantra in our front office these days seems to be, "This falls in the 'can't make this stuff up' category." Sometimes this is made in reference to a silly error, but lately it seems to be in reference to challenges we've worked through. As a wing and a base, we have had an extremely

  • Total force, mission partner

    In 1957, my father was 11 years old when Sputnik cleared the tower in Tyuratam. In 1968, he graduated from West Point, served 26 years in the Army and raised a family, eventually retiring in 1994 and is now a teacher in South Carolina. For three years in the early-1980s, we lived in Anchorage, my

 

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