Commentaries

Expect the unexpected during deployment
August 23, 2007 — When you are thousands of miles away from home, away from family and away from friends, the smallest events can remind you that you have no control over the things you left behind. The lack of control over events on the home front is even more apparent when big things happen -- that you could never, ever predict -- and you can't do anything to make... MORE

A day in the life of an airlift navigator
July 20, 2007 — Editor's note: 1st Lt. Michael Trimble is from Yorktown, Va.My crew and I had an awesome mission the other night, one that reminded me just how much manpower, money, and risk the U.S. military will put into saving one of its own. As a C-130 crew, we spend all our time hauling troops and cargo to and from the fight. After flying these missions every... MORE

The 'undomesticated wife's' guide to summer cooking safety
July 12, 2007 — Cooking on the stove and grilling outside are skills that I didn't inherit from my mother. The extent of my cooking abilities does not reach much further than plugging in the power cord of my George Foreman grill. I used to take offense when my mother said, "Heidi, you need to domesticate yourself as a wife;" however, after a few cooking mishaps... MORE

Protecting and preserving our nation's resources
June 22, 2007 — Years ago, we didn't fully understand the impacts and dangers of our actions; we rode around in cars without seatbelts, smoking was considered acceptable, and we utilized business and manufacturing practices with the technology of the time, without fully understanding the impact they had. Over time, we've learned these behaviors can be harmful -... MORE

Commentary: Helping Good Guys Win
June 14, 2007 — Before I left for my current deployment, an 8-year-old asked me out of the blue, "Why do you have to go to Iraq?" It stopped me in my tracks. I remember thinking, "How can I possibly answer such an immense question without somehow tainting her view on this unpredictable world?" When I deployed to Southwest Asia in 2002, a fellow airman told me that... MORE

Information assurance is everyone's responsibility
May 16, 2007 — Lt. Gen. John L. Woodward Jr. said it best: "Information assurance is about enabling warfighters to leverage the power of information to conduct missions successfully." This is the general concept; however, our enemies will look for every opportunity to use this information against us. We must deny them this opportunity by continuously safeguarding... MORE

Personnel Records Readiness: Are you ready?
March 1, 2007 — Because change is the one thing you can count on, take time now to review your personnel records to ensure they are ready for whatever is around the next corner. The Air Force Personnel Center is establishing an annual campaign to encourage Airmen to review their records at the beginning of each year to make sure they remain complete, current and... MORE

2007: Let's make it a success!
December 15, 2006 — Thank you for an outstanding 2006! We celebrated important milestones like reaching Raptor Initial Operating Capability, won Air Force level awards, like the Raytheon Trophy, and safely deployed our aircraft around the country this summer while we completed a massive runway renovation project. We've done this while integrating the Virginia Air... MORE

2007: Let’s make it a success!
December 14, 2006 — Thank you for an outstanding 2006! We celebrated important milestones like reaching Raptor Initial Operating Capability, won Air Force level awards, like the Raytheon Trophy, and safely deployed our aircraft around the country this summer while we completed a massive runway renovation project. We've done this while integrating the Virginia Air... MORE

Taking the road less traveled
December 8, 2006 — You have just been handed the keys to a brand new sports car and given a choice of how to proceed to from point A to point B. Your choices are to take the road most frequently traveled with its already defined roadways, points of exit, and clearly marked mileage markers. Taking this road will almost ensure you arrive at point B in the same manner... MORE

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