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  • Protect your reputation and go places

    I have a friend who passed on a bit of information when she had the opportunity to sit in on a developmental team. She said people don't realize how important their reputations are, and that your reputation alone will take you places where your feet never have. Now, I'm sure nothing I am about to

  • To Honor with Dignity

    When joining the Air Force many of us look forward to the opportunity to serve, pursue our education or seek job security. All of these thoughts plus a few others crossed through my mind as I signed on the "dotted line," and committed the next six years to serving in the Air Force. Little did I know

  • Maintaining an “Appropriate Questioning Attitude”

    In the critical business of nuclear operations and especially at an ICBM strike unit like ours, it is absolutely essential every team member always maintains an "appropriate questioning attitude." This is one of those fundamental necessities that must be ingrained in our culture and exercised daily

  • The Courage to Lead

    When you hear the word leader who comes to mind? Do you picture our grandiose first President George Washington dressed out in his blue service uniform with gold fringe leading the Continental Army into battle? Perhaps you visualize another great leader from the history of our nation: President

  • Do you walk the walk, or do you talk the talk?

    In one of the last commentaries in the Sentinel written by Col. Christopher Coffelt, 90th Missile Wing commander, he asked a question in regards to leadership, "Do you walk the walk, or do you talk the talk?" And, over the past few weeks, I have used that question the stir up several productive

  • Things I've learned

    I have been in the Air Force my entire life. I was born into the Air Force family in 1964 and served as a dependent for 22 years. One of the proudest moments of my life was June 9, 1987, when I was sworn in as a lieutenant. On that day, I became a third-generation member of the greatest Air Force

  • Wall of Honor

    The worst day for many of us usually involves a lot of mundane paperwork, but what if your worst day was something unimaginable? What if your worst day meant losing an Airman in the line of duty, having to tell their family, having to pack up their belongings and ship them home and having to bury

  • Wingman … rhetoric or reality?

    Most of us quickly recognize the word "wingman" as a part of our everyday Air Force vernacular and culture. The combat air force elements of our Air Force immediately recognize the importance and application of this word as it provides greatly increased combat mission effectiveness and lifesaving

  • What is your unit’s culture?

    Every unit, organization and group of people who work together for a common goal develops a culture. In the Air Force, it could be your section, flight, squadron, wing, etc. Even the Air Force itself has a different culture than the other service branches. The best explanation I ever found is from

  • Proud to be on the F. E. Warren Team

    In just a couple short weeks since the beginning of the new year, there has been much adversity in the Mighty Ninety. There have also been additional developments to our continuing manpower and funding challenges. Among this adversity, there have been two unexpected deaths amongst our valuable