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  • Holiday is reminder to live dreams

    To many, the Fourth of July represents parties, picnics, fireworks and probably a couple drinks. For me, it is a reminder of the best days of my life, and the lessons learned from them.I always dreamed of having a family, but for a while, it seemed not to be in the cards for me. By July 4, 2004, I

  • Reflecting on Independence

    As we prepare to celebrate the 226th anniversary of the independence of our country, I think it is appropriate to reflect on the document that started it all. The Declaration of Independence is a document we have all read at one point in school, but how much can we recall from those lessons? Here's

  • National pastime teaches life lessons

    Summertime means different things to different people: swimming, barbecues, vacations, moving to a new school. For me, summer also means baseball.I won't mention my favorite major league team because it's in direct conflict with my wing commander's favorite team. However, I feel we can extract many

  • The Courageous 56

    When 56 courageous patriots put their signatures to a single piece of parchment 236 years ago, the course of world history changed in an instant. Although we celebrate the fourth day of July as Independence Day, it should not be lost on us that those signatures were the culmination of months of

  • How systems work

    When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was take things apart to see how they worked. I wasn't always able to put these things back together. Approximately 50 percent of the time, I'd wait for the item to no longer be serviceable before I'd begin dismantling it, so it didn't really matter

  • Recharge the batteries

    "Dad, where are the batteries?" my son yells as he runs into the kitchen with his video game controller. He throws the dead ones on the counter top, rifles through the drawer for more AAs and then runs away, back to the game at hand. I stood in amazement as this flurry of activity took merely 30

  • Random acts of kindness can go a long way

     Have you ever been complimented at work for your excellence? Did it make you feel appreciated? Have you ever received a little sticky note on your desk with a smiley face on it? Did it make you smile? Have you ever been treated to a free lunch by a friend just because? Did it make you feel

  • Taking care starts with you

    I hope all of you here at home station get a break sometime this summer to enjoy the company of family and friends and relax. To those whom are deployed, thank you, and your families, for your sacrifices and for the important work being done around the world. I don't have any pithy quotes from

  • Maintenance verses Repair of our Airmen

    This commentary is not about aircraft, vehicles or even any mechanical components. It's about our Airmen in general and how we manage the care and feeding of them throughout their careers. The maintenance verse repair concept is borrowed from the maintenance community and speaks to how maintenance