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  • Military Thanksgiving family

    The Thanksgiving holiday is synonymous with spending time with family and friends to celebrate the year's blessings. While many of you are away from your immediate families during this holiday, as Airmen you are a part of one of the largest and most respected families in the world - the military

  • When should your baby first visit the dentist?

    Many parents are unsure of the age their children should be for their first visit to the dentist. The answer that comes straight from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is "First visit by first birthday." At this point, your baby will have one or several teeth and you should know how to

  • Air Force announces new mission statement

    Team Travis it's Friday, Friday, Friday - time to relax and enjoy this wonderful weather as the season begins to change. Speaking of change; did you know our Air Force has a revised mission statement? On Aug. 27, senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit at Bolling Air Force Base,

  • Team Travis: Take pride in what you do

    Team Travis it's Friday, Friday, Friday! I'm looking forward to this weekend of relaxation and spending time with Charlene and Dominique. Last week I had a conversation with a general officer; during our discussion he asked me what I thought were the biggest three challenges our Airmen face today.

  • Song symbolic of pride in our work

    It's Friday, time to relax, and enjoy friends and family. This week was filled with change-of-command ceremonies and greeting and welcoming the new leaders to our team. Each ceremony concluded with the playing of our Air Force song- an appropriate, proud and proper manner in which to end such a

  • Lets get back to basics

    Change, change and more change has been a consistent theme within our great Air Force; the most recent being the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force resigning. The announcement of their resignation came as an astonishing surprise to everyone. As you can imagine, their resignation ignited

  • Why do we choose the Air Force?

    Often times I look at people to try and figure out why we "do" this thing called the Air Force? Our reasons are as varied as our Air Force members themselves. For some, it was for the educational opportunities. For others it was the desire to go and see places they never would have, if having not

  • 'Above All' slogan encapsulates Air Force

    Have you heard the Air Force's new slogan - "Above All?" Have you seen the "Above All" commercials depicting real Airman, not actors, executing their mission? The new slogan is part of a new recruiting and awareness campaign launched to tell the Air Force's story. The American public needs to know

  • Teamwork: Reaching the summit of everyone's success

    I have a picture in my office of a friend and I standing on the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington. Three of us friends from high school, had started the trek two days earlier, having climbed 5,000 feet the day before, to begin our "alpine assault" to 10,000 feet. It was around 1:30 a.m., and

  • Take time to review the Airman's Creed

    I am an American Airman I am a warrior I have answered my nation's call. I am an American Airman My mission is to fly, fight and win. I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor, and a legacy of valor. I am an American Airman, guardian of freedom and justice, my nation's sword and