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  • Teamwork: Shared common experiences

    I recently returned from a six-week temporary duty assignment to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as the Task Force commander for Air Force Global Strike Command Force Development Evaluation Glory Trip 203GM. I was privileged to lead a group of 21 ICBM professionals from the Mighty Ninety chosen

  • Warren's Company Grade Officer Council looking to increase membership

    The newly elected officers of the Company Grade Officers Council executive board would like to invite all F. E. Warren CGOs to get involved with what will surely be a fun and productive year for everyone. In August, the executive board hit the ground running with its first official board meeting,

  • A Report from the Alert Force

    The intercontinental ballistic missile force, a mysterious and quiet warrior domain to many, is extraordinarily active every day of the year ensuring the security of our missile fields and nation from America's heartland - and my hat's off to the men and women within 20th Air Force for this

  • Be a wingman

    When I was in Baghdad in 2007, the war was in its most violent period since the fall of Saddam Hussein. I felt ill prepared for the chaos and death that seemed to be pervasive on a daily basis. I had left the Pentagon for the desert to be the number two man in Iraq's version of the secret service.

  • Veterans climb to remember

    I had the opportunity to climb the Grand Teton with six veterans who have served during conflicts ranging from 1991 through today as a part of "Summit to Remember - Grand Teton" Sept. 11 to reflect on the sacrifices made by military members and first responders since Sept. 11, 2001.It was an honor

  • Are you on our team?

    "It is better to have one person working with you, than three working for you."Dwight D. EisenhowerTeamwork is what makes the United States Military, our great Air Force, and the 90th Missile Wing the best in the world. Are you the best at what you do? Do you work with your squadron members and

  • Career Diversity: Necessity in the Mighty Ninety

    Air Force members have a great opportunity to select from 150 enlisted and 31 officer career fields. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores and education can determine a lot of our career paths. As we move into our career fields we get to experience the bigger picture of seeing many

  • 9/11 anniversary: A time for reflection, inspiration

    As the members of the 90th Missile Wing and Air Force Global Strike Command commemorate the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, it's important that we pause to reflect on the tragedy while we also take inspiration from some of the heroes and events that have followed. As I look back, it amazes me how many

  • Safety always: The Mighty Ninety approach to safety

    "You should live gloriously, generously, dangerously. Safety last!" The hairs on the neck of every Air Force Global Strike Command member should stand on end after hearing that phrase.Fortunately, those words did not come from any member of the Mighty Ninety where the culture is "safety always!"

  • Remembering Sept. 12, 2001

    As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, it is important and appropriate that we remember and honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on our nation and their families and friends who were left attempting to deal with the loss of their loved ones. As one who