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  • Wingman day, mishap prevention, and Air Force core values

    The longer I serve in our Air Force the more I realize that everything we do falls back upon our core values. Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do define who we are as people and what we are all about as a force. They are the essence of our profession. Today, we focus on

  • Information superiority helps win wars, save lives

    It is often said that two heads are better than one or that achieving a goal is better done through the efforts of many, rather than by an individual.Network centric warfare builds on these common phrases -- it's all about sharing information in order to achieve better results. In short, it's a type

  • It's Thanksgiving -- have fun but remember your Wingman

    Next week many of us will be spending some quality time with our families, enjoying delicious foods, Thanksgiving Day parades, football games and a well-deserved day off!We have much to be thankful for: our thriving democracy, a secure and prosperous nation and the blessings of family and friends.

  • Pause and remember our veterans

    Today we call it Veterans Day. In years past it was called Armistice Day. But regardless of how we label it, it remains a day on which we pause to pay tribute to the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who have served our country. By taking time to remember, we honor those who

  • Gratitude amid disaster

    When you wear a military uniform in New Orleans, they come at you from everywhere, these people who look like they've lost everything. Their eyes are a bit glazed. Their hands extended."Thank you for all you are doing here," they say. "Thank you for helping us."Some break down in tears, telling

  • Blood donations saving lives

    Blood donations have saved the lives of base military members' families.First Lt. Robert and Kari Marlow said they are very grateful that there was blood available to save their son Anthony's life after his birth in 1999. Lieutenant Marlow, Aeronautical Systems Center's C-17 Systems Group program

  • Give blood; send a lifeline

    Take the time to donate blood when your base hosts a blood drive and send a lifeline to the troops.What do front-line Airmen or Soldiers experience when fighting for life? Only they know for certain, but a lifeline begins, for them, with their buddies in the field and continues with the help of

  • Wingmen at their best

    Katrina, the hurricane that devastated the Gulf area, is a name that will be long remembered. The havoc of this storm is truly indescribable, and Americans are stunned as they view images on their television. Most responded emotionally, but once in check and true to form, this great nation has risen

  • Be smart about providing help to Hurricane Katrina victims

    We are living in very difficult times, and the stress levels can get to the breaking point before you realize it.Just yesterday I had to return a brand new television to the Base Exchange I had bought only two days prior. Of course, I then had to wait in line to be served, and to top it off I had an