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  • COMMENTARY: 'Fit to Fight:' It's more than PT

    To some, "Fit to Fight" may mean passing the Air Force Fitness Assessment every six months to a year, but I believe it's much more than that.Physical training is a part of the term "Fit to Fight," and as someone who loves to work out, it's a big part for me. I work out at least five times a week,

  • COMMENTARY: Remembering D-Day

    D-Day. The name alone humbles us as we remember the significance of what happened on June 6, 1944. In honor of the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, let us pause for a moment and reflect on the words Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

  • COMMENTARY: Honor your past, live for right now, look to your future

    As we enter the familiar warmth of the impending summer, another spring is behind us. We look forward to planning family trips and warming the barbecue coals with a cold refreshment and good company. Memorial Day weekend doesn't just mark the beginning of the 101 Critical Days of Summer, it's also a

  • COMMENTARY: Who's counting?

    Tax day - It's the day in the middle of April many Americans dread. Every military member and federal employee counts on Americans to make honest contributions to our nation's financial coffers and every American is uniquely dependent upon the security only the federal government can provide. On a

  • COMMENTARY: How do you build NCO credibility?

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines credibility as the quality or power to inspire belief...I define credibility as your key to being a successful supervisor. If you have credibility with your Airmen, they will follow you. They will follow you because they will respect you. They will respect you

  • COMMENTARY: How do you give back?

    My husband, I, and four of our friends visited Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania recently. We trekked 19,340 feet through sunshine, rain, sleet, snow and lightning over the course of one week. We met travelers who had tackled the mountain six times. It was exhilarating, exhausting and a

  • COMMENTARY: What are your benefits?

    Have you ever really thought about the benefits we receive as members of the military? Regardless of a military member's career path, great benefits are guaranteed but often either misunderstood or taken for granted. I would like to share some information about them. The first benefit all Airmen are

  • COMMENTARY: Why do YOU put on a uniform?

    When we all put on a uniform, we took an oath. For officers, part of their oath included the statement "... will well and faithfully ..." and for enlisted members, their oath included "... true faith and allegiance ..." One way or another, the oaths we took as service members included "faith."

  • COMMENTARY: Diverse Airmen strengthen Air Force's global presence

    A diverse force is our unique advantage to providing forward-based combat power for America.Diversity of cultures, beliefs and ideas are ever-present in our professional and personal lives. These differences among Airmen make us more effective.I read a January Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of

  • COMMENTARY: Making work your favorite

    "I love my job... I love my job" is a tune one of my former squadron commanders would often sing as he walked around the squadron. I was never sure if he really meant it or if he was trying to convince himself it was true. As I am now in a similar job, I freely admit there are plenty of days that