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  • Primary cause of motorcycle accidents: Cars

    The number one reason for motorcycle accidents is four-wheeled vehicles or "cages" as the motorcycle community refers to them. Statistics generally don't motivate people toward change; however, personal experience may. I had three serious near accidents last summer involving cars that did not see me. All of these close calls were at slow speeds and

  • Setting acceptable standards

    Have you ever thought about who sets the Air Force standards we as Airmen uphold and enforce every day? Most answers would be that it has to be someone with more rank or responsibility than us, possibly someone at the Air Staff or Air Force Space Command headquarters. Granted, it's the job of every one of us to uphold and enforce Air Force

  • Dear Hero: Letter to the Soldier

    I've been keeping up with the progress of our nation and world; despite the controversy surrounding your presence in the midst of the turmoil in the Middle East, thank you. I thank you on behalf of my liberty, dear Soldier. I wake up every morning to a free and prosperous nation that supplies me with both the opportunity and possibility I need to

  • Expectations key to success

    The Air Force of today is the most lethal and most diverse all-volunteer force the world has ever known. As most of you know, the 90th Space Wing has or has had Airmen performing duty all over the world, doing everything from humanitarian missions in Central America and Micronesia to direct action teams in Iraq and provincial reconstruction teams

  • Leaving lasting impressions

    I was recently afforded the opportunity to attend the Air Force NCO academy at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. I spent the traditional six weeks at the academy with my fellow technical sergeants from around the Air Force, discussing leadership and management concepts, communication skills and other topics to make us more

  • Are you there for those around you?

    Have you ever met someone who changed how you look at yourself? Someone who did the right thing, time after time, despite the difficulties? Someone who was a leader not because of their rank, but because of their character? This is my story about one of those people and how he had the power to affect who we hope to become. This is my story about

  • Deployment: fulfilling your professional obligation

    I recently returned from a 127-day deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This having been my first deployment, I had no idea what I was getting into. I quickly learned and adapted to the new-found stress. I was the superintendent of the force protection flight - a group of 132 Airmen from 62

  • Take time to pay respect

    I was driving to work the other day when the first note to reveille sounded and I was stunned at what I saw. I won't go into detail as to where I was located, but when reveille sounded, there were several active-duty members and civilians running for the door for fear they would have to stand outside in the cold for a couple of minutes while

  • Generations of Women moving history forward

    March is the time to celebrate and pay tribute to women who have played an important role in the shaping of our society. The 2007 Women's History Month theme "Generations of Women Moving History Forward" promotes the recognition of those dominant women who, throughout our history, have strengthened and transformed America. One of the featured 2007

  • A simple plan

    I will never forget the morning of Sept. 2, 2006, which was the day I deployed from Cheyenne. I awoke at 3 a.m., got dressed and stood in my kitchen, running through mental checklists to ensure I had planned for everything. Then I walked through my home, trying to memorize it for easy recall later. Finally, I watched my son sleep for a few minutes
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