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  • Veterans Day: More than a day off work

    What do you think of when you think of Veterans Day? Is this just another day off of work for you to get your "honey do" list caught up, or is it a day of thanks and honor for all America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good? It

  • What do Halloween, inspection have in common?

    Soon, various goblins and ghouls will overrun Warren. They will be seeking us out wherever they can find us. When they do find us, and they always find us, they will present an opportunity for tricking or treating. When they make that presentation, if we deliver with a treat of their liking, they

  • Spit and polish; A SAC mentality at Warren

    As I emerged from a grueling two-hour emergency war order certification for a missile combat crew, I was drawn across our vault to the shrine of Gen. Curtis LeMay. The shrine, like many others I've seen in the sporadic but proud bastions of nuclear professionals at the Air Force Space Command and

  • Discipline; Workplace diligence

    I recently attended my children's karate tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. They've been in Universal Kempo Karate for about two years, and they decided they'd like to attend a tournament. Normally, they train twice per week, but in the weeks prior to the tournament, they attended additional

  • Create results through action with CFC

    Most people have a philanthropic soft spot or care for a particular topic, problem or group of people. My concern is for people suffering in third-world or warring countries. I cannot help but think of the children who are impoverished from birth with little hope of opportunity, or the single

  • Year of Leadership The paradox of discipline

    The idea discipline and freedom are mutually exclusive is a longstanding one, and Plato generally receives the credit. We often see this play out in our daily lives; try to tell a coworker to clean their desk or a child to clean their room, and you may hear them say you are encroaching upon their

  • Kennedy: Ask what you can do for your country

    During his inaugural address Jan. 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy said what some consider the most memorable and inspiriting words ever to motivate a nation and to define the role all must comprehend when it comes to being a responsible citizen. "In the long history of the world, only a few

  • A medical outlook: Aircraft safety

    In preparation for writing this, I had finally picked an incredible leadership topic I was sure was going to revolutionize F.E. Warren. Then as I was sitting in an airport waiting for my flight home from a military medical conference, I realized I should focus on a safety topic instead - aircraft

  • Winter fast approaching, anticipate dangers

    Unfortunately, summer is coming to an end, and winter is fast approaching here at Warren. I am not looking forward to the frigid temperatures and harsh winds that accompany a winter in Wyoming. Usually, as soon as the warm days of summer shine upon me, I completely forget about those nasty times I

  • Nuclear Surety: You are a part

    "I don't need to know about nuclear surety. I'm not accountable for nuclear weapons." Well, if you are assigned to Warren, then nuclear surety is probably part of your daily activities and likely on your mind. You just don't realize it. The personnel reliability program is a huge part of nuclear