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New Parent Support Secrets Revealed!
June 25, 2012 — Pregnant women often receive much advice, some unsolicited, while pregnant. Although some of this information can be quite useful, there is other information that can be useful. Here is our list of new parent support secrets that can help you prepare for your child: · Take a tour of the hospital where you will deliver. The tour is free, and it can... MORE

The greatest gift: An Airman's experience donating blood
June 13, 2012 — "Your blood donation is a precious gift of life." These words stood out as I read the preliminary-donation guidelines every donor must look over prior to giving blood. It resonated deeply with me as I sat at the Langley Air Force Base Chapel Annex Building on a recent muggy afternoon. I have always readily donated blood when the opportunity is... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex Durbin, 633rd Air Base Wing photojournalist, provides pressure while giving blood during a blood drive at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 12, 2012. The Armed forces blood program has 19 centers around the country dedicated to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)

The long road to CCAF
June 12, 2012 — One of the first conversations I had with Airmen when I arrived at my first duty station was centered on how I couldn't earn a Community College of the Air Force degree. To say I was angry would be an understatement.When I joined the Air Force Jan. 13, 2009, I was automatically enrolled into the CCAF, with the promise that if I put in the time and... MORE

Mentoring is not just an Air Force buzzword...paying it forward pays the Air Force back
June 4, 2012 — There is a lot of discussion on enlisted leadership and our noncommissioned officer corps. Why we are where we are, and what we need in order to ensure we develop Airmen to take our place, and lead the future Air Force?However, my words are not about what was said or why. It is about how to get our future leaders where we want them to be as our... MORE

Are you a bone-marrow donor? You could save someone’s life today
May 29, 2012 — In 2004, I had been stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, for about a year. One day, while walking into the base exchange, I was approached by an individual standing by one of the many tables that we associate with trying to sell us something or pedal information. This person was just like you and I, another military member, but the difference was... MORE

Teamwork; on duty and on the court
May 21, 2012 — A few weeks ago, the Airman Leadership School residents played the Langley First Sergeants and Langley Chiefs Group in a customary volleyball game. Not that I am bragging, but I knew what the result would be before we even started the game. I was confident that a win for the SHIRTS and CHIEFS would be the result, because history has a way of... MORE

They are ALL Your Airmen!
May 14, 2012 — How many times have you heard someone say, "That senior Airman's not wearing his hat in the parking lot." Or "That tech sergeant just ran inside because reveille is about to sound."? I bet at some point, a comment was made similar to, "I wonder who his supervisor is?" Or maybe, "Master Sgt. Smith is his boss. I'll let him know what I saw." There is... MORE

Time to change our EPR culture
April 26, 2012 — The second I pinned on staff sergeant I knew I could do it. I could be the NCO the Air Force wanted me to be. I could write fair enlisted performance reports and prove the naysayers in airman leadership school wrong. Sure, what we learned might "not be the way it's done in the real Air Force," but that didn't mean it couldn't be. I was going to... MORE

Leadership in today's dynamic battlespace
April 26, 2012 — Leadership is complex in today's dynamic battlespace. Leaders need to consistently examine their actions and decision making. In addition, a leader needs to be disciplined and efficient in their approach to accomplishing the mission and developing Airmen.Leaders can either create a positive or a negative environment. Throughout my career, I have... MORE

Protect the Earth, it's the only one we have
April 16, 2012 — The essence of Earth Day revolves around the philosophy of "sustainability." There is only one Earth and somehow, someway, we must figure out how to make it last to sustain life. In the last several decades, there has emerged a realization that resources are not unlimited. Supply of critical resources, such as oil and rare earth metals, are already... MORE

Staff Sgt. James Brown, 10th Intelligence Squadron systems planner, throws
away debris in a field at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 22, 2011. Langley
personnel participated in base clean-up during Earth Week, April 18-22.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Nevison/Released)

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