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  • Advanced Weapons and Tactics Training – Not for the faint of heart

    There are many requirements we all face when tasked with a deployment. These can range anywhere from medical screenings to weapons qualifications. Each deployment has its own set of special instructions for Airmen to follow.A few months ago, I was tasked with a deployment to Southwest Asia. I was

  • The courage to maximize

    The word leadership may conjure up visions of many people or attributes we believe a leader should possess. Certainly, I prefer some leaders to others, and the few examples here may be extraordinary individuals. My favorite leaders are the successful wartime presidents and other leaders who were

  • Setting the Right Tone

    As a leader, you are judged constantly by supervisors, peers and subordinates. Your actions, dress and appearance and your presence evokes a time-honored military axiom -- you lead first and best by example. My father once told me, as long as at least one other person has sight, you are a leader.

  • Budget despair! What can we do to help?

    Recently, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley published a series of four opinion editorials, each alluding to the upcoming budgetary constraints. Unfortunately, our weapons inventories are aging while budgets and manpower are shrinking. Donley, in the first op-ed dated Jan. 8, summed it up:

  • Listen to the doctor!

    One of the greatest memories I have is reading to my children when they were younger. Their favorite books were always from Dr. Suess. Two of my favorite Dr. Suess quotes are, "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on

  • Stress: don’t let it gain control

    It is the job of commanders and first sergeants to ensure Airmen are physically and mentally fit to both deploy and perform their home station mission. We all know the importance of physical fitness, but mental fitness is often neglected and daily stressors can become overwhelming. Stress can affect

  • Rebooting Yourself for the New Year

    It's a new year! A new year brings many new things to us, our families and our units. New challenges, new opportunities and if you are willing to take on a challenge: New Year's resolutions. From eating healthier and following an improved workout regimen, to participating in making your workplace

  • Preparing for the unexpected

    Throughout the year, the Wing Plans and Programs office at F. E. Warren oversees the preparation of the wing for local and major command inspections. Whether it is a Nuclear Surety Inspection, launch facility recapture, Consolidated Unit Inspection, or an active-shooter scenario, we go to great

  • Servant leadership — a secret weapon for challenging times

    There are some obvious trends for leaders at all levels within the nuclear enterprise as we begin 2013. The government fiscal environment will be highlighted by less available funding. Airmen entering our Air Force will continue to max the quality scale but will arrive in fewer numbers than past

  • It takes strength to seek assistance

    We talk a lot about resiliency, and rightfully so. Life is full of unforeseen difficulties: our careers don't go as we planned, we experience relationship troubles and we get non-volunteered into retraining or assignments. However, so much of how we perceive our situation is based on how we react to