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  • The power of Airmen

    There are few Air Force Medical Service officers who are afforded the privilege of command and even fewer who get the opportunity to do so in a contingency environment, so I was really humbled when I was selected by Air Force Central Command's Surgeon General Office to command the 455th

  • Most rewarding time in career

    "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more andbecome more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams As I prepare to depart the Travis to take command of the 932nd Airlift Wing, I reflect on the success of this the base throughout the past three years. The accomplishments are a

  • Leadership lessons learned on the playground

    I have so many wonderful memories of being a young boy spending hours out on the playground in elementary school during recess. I think everyone remembers recess. Let's face it, other than lunch period, recess was absolutely the best period of the day at school. Recess was certainly a great break in

  • Service's heritage guides its future

    "I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor and a legacy of valor"...these words are familiar utterances in the Airman's Creed. As I wonder what it means, my mind turns to those who have gone before. I remember great Soldiers and Airmen with the names Christian Lauchnor, David Grant,

  • Communication one key to being a good leader

    It goes without saying that good leadership is crucial to any successful business. But, what makes a good leader and how can you become one? There are many factors that contribute to good leadership and whether someone is naturally a good leader or not. Anyone can become a good leader. Here are a

  • 'Thanks for your service,' Team Travis

    Of all the unlikely greetings a stranger can offer, "Thanks for your service" may be the most profound and sublime. It's an oddly intimate greeting. It's very deliberate and not at all casual; it's not "good afternoon," or "have a nice day." Those four words are a stranger's recognition of who you

  • Integrity defines people, Airmen

    Integrity - What is this core value that we in the Air Force embrace as our most essential? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines integrity as "firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values: incorruptibility." But is that all? Is it truly just a moral code or the practice of

  • Understanding Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

    Hag Sameach ... Happy holidays to our Jewish brothers and sisters!Thursday marked the beginning of the highest holy days in Judaism: Rosh Hashanah. The word literally means "head of the year." Rosh Hashanah is the first of the high holidays or Yamim Noraim, which means days of awe in Hebrew,

  • Working to find balance in an unbalanced world

    Whether you are a "glass half empty" or "glass half full" individual, American culture can quickly create unbalanced lives. Stress, whether financial, work related, family, relationships or sickness, can create an imbalance. Our culture doesn't promote healthy whole persons, but rather, quick fixes,

  • Leadership must be earned daily--with RESPECT

    Leadership is not given, ordained or a right. It doesn't come from position or rank. Leadership must be earned every day. Any Airman can be a leader as long as they are disciplined in their positive daily habits. Andrew Carnegie once said, "The older I get the less I listen to what people say and