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  • Remember to celebrate, act - a day on, not a day off

    Martin Luther King Jr. was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. He is the best-known leader of the Civil Rights Movement, which took place in the 1950s and 60s. Dr. King embraced non-violent resistance as the best, most moral and most practical way to achieve social reform in the United States. Dr. King

  • Achieving your personal success in 2009

    As you start out your New Year's resolution, most of us will venture down a well-traveled path paved with bold and sometimes hastily conceived New Year's resolutions. It is a route covered with promises to exercise more, lose weight, stop smoking, cut down on alcohol consumption, eat a healthier

  • Warren: Best damn missile wing in the Air Force

    Some may liken our good inspector folks to Ebenezer Scrooge, the character of Saturday's wing party skit, but that is old Scrooge thinking. You see, the IG are people just like you and me. They have families. They have friends. They miss their families and their families miss them. They are quite

  • WWBMD? Ask yourself, what would Billy Mitchell do?

    Ever heard of a guy named Billy Mitchell? How about Army Maj. Gen. Billy Mitchell? The one who fought to make the Air Force its own branch of the military and was court-martialed only to be awarded medals and promoted to major general posthumously? Yep, that guy. He may not be the greatest example

  • Historical perspective

    During an inspection, things can get frustrating quick: Just when your file plan is in order, your co-worker decides to create a new binder; you seem to have an "unclassified" or "Privacy Act" sticker on every piece of furniture, and your starting to wonder if your coffee mug should have a sticker

  • Compassion and the American Soldier

    Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. As we focus on compassion during this month in our Year of Leadership journey, I'd like to introduce a leader, Army Maj. Victor Joppolo. Joppolo

  • Our honor guard charge

    When I was told that I needed to write a piece on the base Honor Guard here at F.E. Warren, the honor guard charge quickly came to mind. To me, it embodies everything you need to know about what we do and who we are.Base Honor Guard Charge Handpicked to serve as a member of the F.E. Warren Air Force

  • What is our part in Air Force retention process?

    Air Force retention rates are currently a high visible concern, mainly because the amount of second term Airmen who are choosing to leave the Air Force. When a second term Airman chooses not to re-enlist, the Air Force loses eight years of experience, first line supervision and qualified workers and

  • Changing stations: New legislature allows standardization

    The daughter of a Navy commander attended sixth grade in Florida, seventh grade in Japan and then moved to Virginia for eighth grade. Each school had different curriculums, grading systems and sets of standardized tests. She took pre-algebra twice and world history three times, but missed U.S

  • First impressions; They do matter

    I've been assigned to F.E. Warren for a total of over eight years, both previously active duty and now as a reservist. Despite the fact that my house is out of town, that I've often had a year or more in between periods of duty here and that I've worked months at a stretch at bases throughout Air