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Year of the Air Force Family: Team Based Care
April 8, 2010 — When you ask someone what they think of when they hear the word "team," most people immediately respond with a sports-related reference. In sports, good teams are those that work well together. The best teams are winners -- they are champions. But a team can really be any strong group of individuals coming together to achieve a common goal. One of... MORE

Leadership: Business of 'people improvement'
April 6, 2010 — As senior noncommissioned officers, NCOs and supervisors, we are in the people improvement business. We take on the roles of personal trainer, life coach and motivational speaker. You are the CEO of your people improvement business. You have years of experience in these disciplines to pass down to Airmen. Are you doing the right thing to make your... MORE

Joint basing provides support equal to service
April 5, 2010 — In January, Fort Eustis took the first formal steps toward joint basing when we activated the 733d Mission Support Group and Joint Base Langley-Eustis officially began Initial Operational Capability. Some base operations functions shifted to the 633d Air Base Wing staff in order to allow them to start functioning as a wing and provide staff... MORE

Standards: Are they just things we comply with at work?
March 26, 2010 — Every job has standards or rules that govern what we do in that line of work and when we're going to do it. For those of us who've worn a uniform in our nation's armed forces, past or present, the standards are usually defined initially at Basic Military Training. As new recruits, we live and breathe these standards day and night; failure to do so... MORE

Reporting suspicious activity
February 25, 2010 — Following every terrorist attack in recent history, post-attack investigations all reveal the attackers engaged in a sequence of events in preparation for the final attack. The sequence of events are known as observable planning activities.As you read this, somewhere in the world terrorists are conducting these activities in preparation for a... MORE

Social media: New AOR
February 25, 2010 — Technology drastically changed the landscape of communication over the past 20 years. The ability to communicate to the masses through electronic faxes gave way to mass e-mails, and now, we find ourselves at a crossroads - the public has learned to despise those spam e-mails just as much as the robo-calls at dinner. The new frontier in... MORE

Appreciation, the new app
February 23, 2010 — One thing everyone can always use more of is appreciation. Some Air Force jobs may seem meaningless at times, but every job is important to accomplish the mission. Showing your appreciation to Airmen in all career fields can help build morale and confidence in the significance of every job.Taking the time to give thanks and appreciation to Airmen... MORE

Fluoride: Friend or foe?
February 10, 2010 — In today's world of sticky foods and sugary drinks, regular exposure to fluoride is more important than ever. Fluoride is a mineral in our teeth which strengthens them and helps prevent cavities. It naturally exists in water sources and is formed from fluorine, the thirteenth most common element in the Earth's crust.The Center for Disease Control... MORE

Setting the gold standard in joint-basing
February 4, 2010 — Joint-basing. They are perhaps the two most spoken words at Langley and Fort Eustis in recent months. As the congressionally-directed Joint Base Langley-Eustis began its initial operational capability Jan. 29, the Air Force assumed installation support functions, serving Airmen and Soldiers at both locations.Joint-basing will increase exposure to... MORE

Celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month in February
January 29, 2010 — The month of February is set aside every year as National Children's Dental Health month; a time to provide oral health education to all children regardless of economic status. The American Dental Association began sponsoring the event in 1949 to promote the importance of good oral health beginning at a young age. This nationwide program has... MORE

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