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  • Tenacity means maintaining values

    Like many of you, my schedule is always chaotic -- work, running kids to extra-curriculars, church and so on. Despite this fact, my family and I do our best to carve out at least one night per week to spend time together. This includes anything from watching a movie to playing a game. The other

  • AFGSC commander message to Mighty Ninety

    Congratulations on a strong performance during your recent inspections, including the first wing-level, No-Notice ICBM Nuclear Surety Inspection in over 18 years! Throughout these tough and demanding inspections, the Inspector General team validated that you performed as an elite and

  • Congratulations: Mission ready focus has paid off

    It is said, "Opportunity typically favors those who have paid the price of years of preparation." Congratulations 90th Missile Wing, you did it! You have worked extremely hard for a very long time in sustaining a mission ready focus, and it has paid off. You passed the first-ever Air Force Global

  • Customs, courtesies always make a difference

    Another week has flown by. Hopefully the lull in Inspector General action over the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday gave you a chance to take a breather. Slowing down and paying attention to your family is important and so is a little me time.We heard a lot of great comments from the IG over the

  • Don’t be afraid to use a wingman

    I recently read an article by Glenn Garcia from the 90th Medical Operations Squadron in regard to the Red Key program. This program is significant to Airmen because it encourages them to reach out to their wingman when they need assistance. This is one of many programs the Air Force and other

  • Wealth is measured in relationships, not riches

    I have heard it said, "Our greatest wealth is not measured in terms of riches, but relationships." I certainly hope everyone had a chance to carve out time with family and friends over the holidays. This wing has been working hard and it shows. As you are reading this, we will be in the middle of

  • Take time to remember those who have served

    The series, Airmen in the Portraits of Courage, tells the story of Airman 1st Class Christian Jackson who's December 2005 convoy rolled through an Iraqi village while carrying supplies to Balad Air Base, Baghdad. The 21-year-old Airman, deployed from Kirtland AFB, N.M., saw a muzzle flash and within

  • Change: Valuable, beneficial asset

    As I type this, my family and I are somewhere on the highway in western Wyoming, enroute to Idaho for Christmas. I have the old laptop fired up, plugged into a gizmo that converts the power from the cigarette lighter outlet. I'm sure you're wondering how this could possibly lead to my usual

  • 90th MDG: Ready for flu season

    Flu season is upon us, and I want share some tips to help you, your family and co-workers get through it as healthy as possible. I also want to let you know the status of our vaccination program at the 90th Medical Group. Some people have asked me, "What are some symptoms of the flu?"Symptoms may

  • 90th MW honors, inducts our newest NCOs

    Last week the 90th Missile Wing conducted its first ever quarterly NCO induction ceremony. We, as a wing, are working hard to restore the pride and strength of the NCO corps. Becoming an NCO is much more than being promoted; it is a milestone denoting a huge step in responsibility and accountability