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  • Tests can protect against cervical cancer

    The U.S. Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month, a national educational effort about cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus.HPV is a common virus. More than half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives. According to the

  • Happy New Year and welcome back

    Happy New Year. Welcome back from what I hope was an enjoyable holiday spent with family and friends, resting and preparing for another great year as an American Airman.Most of you probably already came up with one or two personal New Year's resolutions. I thought as the new year begins I'd suggest

  • Exceptional 2014 sets bar high for '15

    Happy New Year Golden Bears and welcome back to what promises to be an exciting and dynamic year at Travis Air Force Base. Travis' ability to increase efficiency through innovation has been recognized across the Air Force as evidenced by the 60th Air Mobility Wing winning the 2014 Air Force

  • Three core values, not just three words

    "A man has integrity if his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his own personal pride and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present,"  Gen. S.L.A. Marshall.My time in the Air Force actually predates

  • Taking care of oneself helps take care of mission

    Service before self. Does that mean that I put my physical, mental, spiritual and emotional needs last?  No.It means that Airmen lead a life that balances personal needs and responsibilities while being dedicated to the mission and their fellow Airmen. In fact, Airmen who do not take care of

  • Sergeant discovers strength through adversity

    Annie Murphy Paul wrote, "To be mentally tough is to resist the urge to give up in the face of failure, to maintain focus and determination in pursuit of one's goals, and to emerge from adversity even stronger than before."While attending Army Airborne, I was completing a combat static-line jump

  • Accountability is free, just add leadership

    What do you think of when you hear the term accountability?For most, the answer is going to have negative connotations. Think of the contexts in which accountability has been portrayed in the media recently. Do these sound familiar? Who was accountable for the American lives lost in Benghazi? Who is

  • Work to unplug during holidays

    "You are always on that phone," complains my husband from across the table, any given night of the week. "How about you login to dinner?"I admit it: I am addicted to my cellphone. I check my email, Facebook, and Words With Friends before getting out of bed, again before falling asleep, and umpteen

  • Refocus on core responsibilities with new EPRs

    With the changes to the Air Force evaluation and promotion programs I'm often asked what it will take to succeed in the future Air Force. Airmen are concerned about the evaluation and promotion system changes and what it will take to be competitive for advancement. First of all, responsibilities of

  • Communicate with Airmen to help them

    Let's face it supervisors, Airmen are our greatest resource and without them we wouldn't be the most powerful and well respected Air Force in the world. Today's Airmen are smarter, more diverse and technically advanced than ever before.However, that doesn't mean they don't need great supervisors. In