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  • Tenants ensure mission success

    Everyone in our Air Force is both a follower and a leader. While the Chief of Staff of the Air Force is our senior Air Force member, he follows the direction of our nation's civilian leadership. A junior Airman may not supervise anyone, but their actions, ability to follow orders and attitude certainly demonstrate leadership abilities.As we learn

  • Avoid holiday stress

    Well, it's that time of year again. It seems as though the commercialism starts earlier every year. In fact, I'm not even sure my children unloaded their Halloween candy bags before the toy commercials started on television. You may be asking yourself, can I handle another year of gift buying, fruitcake, baking, in-laws and all the financial

  • Dealing with change

    Over the last few months, the 90th Space Wing has been asked to undertake some significant changes. These changes may have manifested themselves in the form of new offices, redistribution of manpower and even the loss of some services. The Air Force senior leadership has directed major changes in our processes and asked us to think outside the box.

  • Are you a Sam or a Courtney?

    Some discussions often start with the questions, "Are you a Sam on that issue or a Courtney?" or, "is that person acting like Sam or Courtney?" Sam Damon and Courtney Massengale are Army officers portrayed in Anton Myrer's novel "Once An Eagle." The stories of these two officers contain themes worth exploring: heroism, good versus evil, ethics and

  • Total force: The future is now

    Our new enemy, al-Qaida and other terror organizations, has brought about a change in the way we train, equip, deploy and fight wars. Perhaps the most notable change is the way in which we, the active duty, have teamed with the Guard and Reserve.Previously, the active duty would be called upon to begin combat operations with the Guard and Reserves

  • Are you involved?

    Many military members belong to private organizations for financial support or leadership opportunities.One might belong to the National Rifle Association, the Sierra Club or other organizations but it is organizations like these that make a difference in their perspective areas. The NRA lobbies Congress to protect rights of citizens in exercising

  • Inappropriate e-mails — Don’t pass them on

    There are a lot of people who believe only supervisors and top leadership should enforce equal opportunity laws -- this is far from correct.I have found the best adversaries for discrimination and sexual harassment are coworkers, friends or even the male or female sitting across from you and your buddies at a local bar.What would you do if an

  • Honoring Native American warriors past, present

    Native Americans have been interlaced with the U.S. military forces from the first settlers of the 13 colonies, to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and even the Global War on Terrorism.November is a time when we take a step back and realize how much we have to be thankful for in this great country. We also set aside a day to honor all the

  • To honor with dignity

    The honor code: "We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does."In recent times the honor code and words like dignity and duty have lost their meaning. They have become slogans, catch phrases and punch lines. Everyday we hear and read of politicians being dishonest, generals demoted to staff officers and Airmen cheating or

  • What I learned from 30 years in the Air Force

    To many of you, 30 years may seem like forever, but when I look back it seems like it's only been a couple. And then, as I start to recall many of the things I've been fortunate enough to be part of during those 30 years, everything comes into perspective. While the time may have gone fast, the memories are long. As the memories come flooding back,
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