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  • Find combination to unlock your Airmen

    There is not a more important position in our Air Force than that of a supervisor, but just being put in charge of personnel is not enough. Our official approach of a supervisor’s responsibility is to influence his or her followers to perform an action, complete a task, or behave in a specific

  • It’s the journey that counts

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing and 349th AMW have been on a journey since they both stood up. The 60th AMW can trace its history to July 1948, as it activated as the 60th Troop Carrier Wing. The 349th can trace its history back to 1949 as the 349th Troop Carrier Wing, with previous history from 1943

  • Good old days leave room for change

    We’ve all heard it before. Throughout our careers, there was always some crusty senior NCO peevishly saying, “Remember when we did X, Y, or Z? Those were the good old days.”

  • Core values keep Airmen on track for success

    It was a cool, crisp fall day in west Tennessee as I climbed into my Ford pickup truck.Only minutes before, I had signed up with the Air Force under the Delayed Enlistment Program at the Armed Forces recruiting station near my hometown. I could hardly contain myself during the drive home as I

  • Shovel symbolizes value of hard work

    At some point in your career, you lay claim to your own workspace. Like many people, you decorate it with meaningful items that you have collected throughout your career. Affixed to the wall of my office hangs a weathered shovel, its worn handle emblazoned with the bold letters “TWNDDT.” This six

  • Lesson shows value of positive influence

    Being the father of a 6-year old boy in the first grade really makes a person stop and think. Life perspective, seeing what’s really important, doesn’t have to be a complex array of philosophical theories or colorful charts and spreadsheets. We can obtain what we need by simply looking around and

  • Military justice: JAGs help get it right

    “Military Justice is job one,” has been a familiar saying in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps for as long as I can remember, and it remains one of the guiding principles of our Corps today.

  • Discover what motivates your Airmen

    This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, carried out by Al-Qaeda, against the United States. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people from over 90 nations. Although military recruitment did not overwhelmingly surge in the years following 9/11, ask any Airman, Soldier,

  • Celebrating gold medal team at Travis

    Less than two weeks ago, millions watched the final events and closing ceremony of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The dominating performance of the athletes representing Team USA was remarkable but also what the American public expects. As I reflected on the athletic success of Team