Leadership starts with following

Leaders of all backgrounds from Walter Chrysler, George Patton, John Rockefeller, Sir Richard Branson, Vince Lombardi, Ted Turner, Bill Gates to Andrew Carnegie have inspired those within and those outside their organization, team and company through leadership. These "blue chip" leaders are revered

AAFES offers varying levels of support to entire military community

From Fort Lewis, Wash., to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, military installations across the globe are home to more than 3,000 Army & Air Force Exchange Service food, entertainment and retail options. The Army posts and Air Force bases where exchange operations are located host a variety of

Air Force Good Conduct Medal reinstated

Air Force officials announced Feb. 11 the reinstatement of the Air Force Good Conduct Medal for enlisted members, effective immediately and retroactive to Feb. 6, 2006, when the medal was discontinued. Airmen who are eligible should see an update automatically in their records on the virtual

First Light 2009

First Knight

Tech. Sgt. Mitchell D. Retzlaff was selected for this week's First Knight award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding Airmen each week for the work they do every day. Name: Mitchell D. Retzlaff Unit: 16th Space Control Squadron Duty Title: NCOIC, Standardization and Evaluation Time in

Dealing with Post-Combat Issues: Mental health resources for service members and families

Whether gone for two months or two years, returning from combat is grueling. Airmen at Peterson Air Force Base readjusting back into society need time to recover from the stress of a highly charged war zone. Most will adapt after some time; however, if problems continue and interfere with daily

Coming Feb. 22, single 800 number for all Airmen

Members of the Total Force - regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen - are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call

Strength in numbers shows through detachments

The power of four - four operation group detachment sites, four commanders, and four key global locations - support the 21 Space Wing vision to be America's space superiority wing - globally postured to ensure space dominance. The detachments are remote space surveillance units. Several detachments

Followership: Often overlooked, critical trait

If you have not heard the term "followership" before, or not thought twice about it, you are not alone. It usually appears as a "non-word" when documents are spell-checked on the computer. It is not a new concept, just one that is often overlooked or forgotten. Why followership is overlooked and

Golden Knight

The Car Theft Task Force received the Golden Knight award for November 2008.  This team was comprised of multi-agency, multi-squadron Airmen and civilians who tracked and located a stolen vehicle from the base fitness center ,resulting in the apprehension and incarceration of two base-affiliated