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  • AFMC executive director shares path to her new self

    If you've experienced devastating blows in life, then you know firsthand the crippling effects they can have on so many other aspects of your being. For me, the blows came in quick succession. First, my mother died. Three weeks later -- to the day -- my father died. A few weeks after that -- on what

  • Leadership involves setting good example

    Let's be honest with one another. Have you ever felt your responsibility for the minor daily nuisances and infractions you experience in your Air Force life are inversely proportional to your rank? That they're really beneath your level to take any action? Ever tempted to think that, as a master

  • Leadership starts with you

    While I understand the desire to achieve a supervisory position, the real objective should be to achieve a leadership position. As author, Mark Sanborn stated "you don't need a title to be a leader."Many of the leadership roles where one doesn't have direct supervisory authority over the team still

  • Reveille, retreat deserve proper respect

    I was driving on base one recent morning at approximately 7:28 a.m. The car ahead of me stopped and pulled to the right side of the road. I followed and also pulled over. Seconds after I pulled over to the right, four other vehicles passed by. The motorists seemed to be in a hurry to get to their

  • AFSO21, other programs improve Air Force

    Washington, D.C. Some would argue it's the seat of power for the entire free world. When I walked the city's streets in July while attending a course at George Washington University, I strolled past the World Bank and the halls of Congress. Coupled with gazing on the Washington Monument from my

  • Past, present military efforts contribute to America’s independence

    The freedoms we in Air Force Materiel Command enjoy today will allow many of us to watch fireworks with friends and loved ones on July 4th as we celebrate our nation's 231st birthday. Historians tell us the men who signed the Declaration of Independence did not foresee the document's elevation to

  • AFSO 21 improves Total Force processes

    No doubt, almost everyone has heard about Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century by now and its philosophy for leaning out processes and getting rid of time-consuming portions. Just in case you've been under a rock or in hiding, AFSO 21 is a new program initiated by the secretary of the Air

  • Time for taking personal responsibility is now

    When you look in the mirror in the morning, do you see an Airman that takes personal responsibility for their actions? Or is your first reaction when things don't go quite right to blame someone else? As Airmen -- and to me that term includes our military, civilian and contractor members of our team

  • Budget should be immune to inter-service rivalries

    I recently had the privilege of visiting members of the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are doing amazing work. Serving alongside their joint team mates, their war-fighting contributions are both significant and deadly -- they are making a lasting difference to the advancement of freedom and

  • Living your life the way you want can impact others

    I will never forget that Sunday afternoon in Maryville, Tenn., when my parents received a phone call. My mom answered the phone and made the tell-tale gasping noise she only makes when something is wrong. She started crying and then hung up the phone. She told us my cousin had been killed in Iraq.