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  • Air Force Assistance Fund Program

    The 2019 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off during a breakfast at The Club at Peterson Air Force Base, Mar. 22, 2019. More than 100 leaders and unit representatives gathered to bring awareness to the AFAF mission.

  • My Greatest Decision

    A decision I made at 18 years old in a quick moment of rebellion has turned out to be the best decision of my life. As I neared the end of my junior year of high school, without any plans for college, my mom would begin what I would describe as “nagging” me with questions of my plans after

  • Failure is fine

    “Perfection is the standard; there is no room for incomplete knowledge or substandard performance.” This phrase resonates with the men and women who have pulled intercontinental ballistic missile crew duty, performed work as a missile security forces troop or worked in the world of missile

  • You're not alone

    One of Rihanna’s 2011 hits blared throughout the room as I lay on a cold, hardened steel surgical table. An anxious nurse looked down upon me.“What type of music do you like?” she asked eagerly.“Well …,” I forced out as if as a sudden urge to sleep fell over me. Trying not to be rude, I continued,

  • Diversity: Our National Character

    In 1946 my grandfather, Johnnie Thompkins, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at a time when black recruits were trained at separate facilities. He went to boot camp at Camp Montford Point, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where black Marine recruits were trained from 1942-1949. These first “black

  • The Air Force Wingman Culture

    Culture is defined as the behaviors and norms found throughout society. It is the set of customs, traditions, and values of a society or community, such as an ethnic group, a nation or a force.  I am an American Airman.Wingman, Leader, Warrior.I will never leave an Airman behind,I will never

  • Change Management

    As you follow the news coming out of Washington, D.C, you have likely observed that there are a great number of changes coming to the Air Force and the Department of Defense as a whole.  While we are seeing significant shifts in policy directives and how we do business, this level of change seems to

  • Diversity for Creativity: Deliberately Cultivating Innovation

    As a squadron commander in today’s evolving space enterprise, I am frequently challenged to “push the envelope,” “go fast,” “think big,” and “drive innovation.” But how do you balance speed and lofty thoughts while pointing toward innovation? One key: building diverse teams.Developing creative

  • Special Needs Dependents

    There are many military members that have a dependent (or dependents) with special needs.  “Special needs” is a term that usually describes someone that has a physical, emotional, behavioral or learning disability. Sometimes it is not just children born with disabilities, but can also be an

  • Wing Embraces CSAF’s Vision with New Flight Leadership Course

    In August 2016, Gen. David Goldfein wrote a letter to Airmen emphasizing squadrons as “the beating heart of the United States Air Force; our most essential team. We succeed or fail in our missions at the squadron-level because that is where we develop, train, and build Airmen…” Developing, training,

 

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