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  • History should be important to you

    History, why is it important to learn about what happened before today? I have had that question many times throughout my 25 year career as a museum director. The saying I like to repeat to museum visitors concerning history is, "Learning about our past tells us how we got where we are today and

  • Pride, honor, respect radiates across wing

    I just can't say enough about the daily performance of the men and women of the Mighty Ninety. We just finished our second of three code changes. This time the weapon system did not cooperate quite like the first code change, but the Airmen involved didn't even blink. They handled issues with a few

  • Develop professional Airmen: Educate, equip, train

    Two weeks ago, I wrote a leadership article outlining vision, communication and enthusiasm.When I was at the Senior Enlisted Leadership Conference in Montgomery, Ala., we were discussing developing our Airmen.It started me thinking about what is expected of our supervisors in order to develop a new

  • Random thoughts of integrity, patriotism

    The story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in the Bible -- Genesis 39, verses 1 through 23 -- stands out in my mind as a tremendous story and example of extreme integrity.To summarize, Joseph had been sold by his brothers to become a slave in Egypt. Through hard work and dedication, not to mention

  • Go out, explore local surroundings

    After returning from a great fishing and camping weekend at Estes State Park, Colo., I realized that there is not enough time this summer to get out and do all of the things I want to experience while stationed here.I was explaining my nice, relaxing weekend to Staff Sgt. Patricia VanBeek, my new

  • Mighty Ninety personifies wingman concept

    I hope everyone had a great Memorial weekend. I know I did. I got to coach plenty of baseball, 19 innings to be exact, which I really enjoy doing. I also got to see a Rockies game, a Cheyenne Grizzlies game and my oldest son had a double header for 36 more innings of baseball. So, in total, it was

  • Operational professionalism: All day, every day

    We held one of our many scheduled wing-level exercises again last week. I need to be sure everyone understands the rules of engagement -- here at Warren our preferred method of conducting exercises is that we simulate nothing. If this is not feasible due to the nature of the particular exercise,

  • Help someone in distress

    We have lost too many good Airmen due to suicides. There have been many cases of friends and family members who have committed suicide as well. We often preach the wingman concept and encourage you to ask for help if you are experiencing a crisis. But, what if you are the wingman and your spouse,

  • Don’t bother me now ... I’m following

    Several years ago, I read an article by Lt. Gen. Ronald Sams. The title of the article was "Don't bother me ... I'm commanding." It was a great article, because it asked commanders to step out of their comfort zone when it was required.For example, General Sams asked commanders to consider listening

  • Professionalism, perfection shines across wing

    I got a note the other day from Maj. Bev Baker, 90th Security Forces commander, I wish to share with you. She had received some great feedback from a retired Air Force master sergeant who recently entered our installation. He wanted to recognize Airman 1st Class Jaimz Andrews, 90th SFS, for the