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  • New Year’s resolution:“What should I do to make a difference?”

    Happy New Year to all! As we begin the new year, many of us are making new resolutions. I challenge you with this thought: great leaders never ask the question, "What is best for me?" but rather, "What should I do to make a positive difference?"The second question demonstrates responsibility and

  • Warren Airmen shine during holiday season

    I hope everyone had a good holiday and got to spend some down time with family and friends. I got a chance to strap a board onto my feet and found a bunch of fresh powder! I'm looking forward to more of that! Additionally, I think I'm still thawing out from that chilly New Year's weekend!What a

  • Leadership lessons from an unlikely source

    As a squadron commander at Air Force Global Strike Command's "best ICBM wing," one of my favorite stories on leadership comes from the United States Air Force Academy in the mid 1970's. It was about a squadron of cadets and a janitor named Mr. Crawford. For years, the elderly janitor went about his

  • Officer’s council gives back

    There are almost 400 company grade officers at Air Force Global Strike Command's F. E. Warren Air Force Base Wyo.The Company Grade Officers' Council's number one priority is to incorporate camaraderie, esprit de corps and professional development throughout the CGO community. To facilitate this,

  • Mighty Ninety closes out another great year

    I'd like to share a quick story with you. In Nell Sheehan's book, "A Fiery Peace in a Cold War," two months before the launch of Sputnik, Khrushchev announced that "Russia had ICBMs that were able to reach any part of the globe. That in December of 1958, Khrushchev told Senator and future Vice

  • Holiday successes, a new year of promises

    The year witnessed many successes for Air Force Global Strike Command. As the first full year of the Air Force's newest major command comes to a close, the new year awaits with the promise of even more opportunities and challenges ahead.You, the men and women of Air Force Global Strike Command,

  • Global Strike Challenge – a medic’s perspective

    Recently I had the great opportunity to accompany our F. E. Warren Global Strike Challenge Team to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., home of Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters, for the security forces competition and score posting for Global Strike Challenge.This was the inaugural Global

  • Explore the local area for winter fun

    If you've been outside lately, it is probably as clear to you as it is to me that winter is officially here to stay. One of the biggest challenges we face during our long winters, second only to the wind, is boredom. It seems like just yesterday we were rejoicing over the arrival of summer and

  • Holiday cheer brings another great year

    Lt. Col. Shelly Strong, 90th Force Support Squadron commander, and her team put together another wonderful tree lighting ceremony. Many thanks to the communications squadron, law enforcement and civil engineer squadron for helping to make all the pieces come together! You can always count on these

  • Airman defeats addiction: Benefits of quitting outweigh cravings

    "Once a smoker, always a smoker," at least, that's what some have been told, and it holds true in this case as well.After two months of not smoking, which could just as easily be two years, the cravings are still there. There are countless reasons to smoke, whether it be stress related, being in an