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  • Personal password security

    In what seems like a vicious cycle, we get the news alert of yet another huge data breach potentially affecting millions of accounts. Next, we get the reminders, prompting people to change passwords to something increasingly longer and more complex, making them more and more difficult to remember.

  • What is your purpose?

    As I sit in my hotel room on the eve of the Air Force’s 71st birthday, I cannot help but reflect on my career and what the Air Force means to me. Today, I had the pleasure of listening to Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, address attendees at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference. Her

  • Good, not dumb

    A favorite quote of mine is from “Space Balls,” the 1987 movie parody of “Star Wars.” In it, the villain Dark Helmet, says, “Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.”

  • Lessons learned in a 26-year career

    As I close out my career in the service of our nation, I find myself reflecting on the past 26 years, often reflecting on the things that aided my success. While not all inclusive, I hope you gain something from my lessons learned.

  • Innovation: our calling and imperative

    “Our industry does not respect tradition—it only respects innovation.” Satya Nadella spoke after assuming the role as chief executive at Microsoft.Arguably, similar sentiments could be said of our U.S. Air Force. Seven decades ago, visionary innovators established our service as a separate, but

  • Ready for this jelly

    This week kicked off the 75th anniversary celebration of the establishment of Travis Air Force Base.Looking back 75 years, specifically on this day, February 9, 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal had been won and the Allies claimed their victory. When the U.S. Marines landed on the island in 1942, they

  • Physical therapy helped me recover from injury

    On July 12, 2017, at my home in Fairfield, California, the simple task of walking down the stairs met an extremely painful end. I was carrying a 32-inch TV and thought I was at the last step. Unfortunately, I wasn’t, and when I went to step on what I thought was the floor, all I caught was air.

  • Leadership is like keeping a promise

    What an honor it is to serve in today’s Air Force. While writing does not always come easily for me, when given the opportunity, you can bet I’ll chomp at the bit. I would like to take a moment to share my recipe for success, a concept I passed along to our future leaders at Airmen Leadership

  • A simple thank you goes a long way

    In today’s instant gratification world, we are easily disgruntled if something doesn’t happen immediately. Because we are used to our cell phones and social media, we have become less and less inclined to deal with the human element of the mission.

  • Threatened, endangered species call Travis home

    A form of diversity that you may not even think of is all around you every day at Travis Air Force Base, California… wildlife diversity. Military bases often host a wide array of local wildlife due to the wide-open federally protected spaces often found on these installations. Military bases tend to