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  • One person's actions ripple across time

    As Airmen in the Profession of Arms, it is imperative for us to understand our past so we can remain superior in the future.The power of choice and the power of action are two enduring decisions that can change the world. Unfortunately, in our fast-paced society, it is easy to become overwhelmed or

  • 'Attitude is everything'-do your words or actions define you?

    We live in a world of catch phrases, sayings and quotes. Some even use those quotes, sayings or catch phrases as a mantra to define themselves. Let's look at some and see if we can figure out what those people are really saying."It is what it is." Five words, yet when combined, can be very powerful.

  • Travis chips in all over the globe

    As commanders we often get to share the stories about our extraordinary Airmen and the outstanding jobs they do on a daily basis. I recently received a letter from U.S. Navy Capt. S.P. McInerney, 17 Carrier Air Wing commander, aboard the USS. Carl Vinson, who expressed his sincere appreciation for a

  • Three things key factors in promoting Airmen

    As a chief, the most overarching question I get from Airmen is "How do I get promoted?" While there are many steps that have to happen, outside of the obvious requirements such as time in grade, time in service, performance reports and decorations, I want to focus on three areas that make all the

  • Week presents base with 'perfect storm'

    Unknown and unseen by the American public, but for one week in March, it seems we were everything to everyone. We answered the call and met every tasking the American people expect of their military. With little fanfare or notice to the American population, except those we touched, we did our job

  • Build social capital … It’s vital to living life fully!

    I love spring! It is a time to truly live, love, and simply be amazed at all that life offers as it springs forth around us. It is a time to be thankful for who we are, what we are, and what we have become. I invite each of you to make the most of this special time. I share with you one of the most

  • Engage in lives of others, break out of your shell

    I was walking down the hall of the Travis hotel and I heard a laugh. It made me smile. It was loud, it was constant and it was a little girl, about three years old, laughing with her mother. Each time she stopped laughing, her mom would do something funny and she would laugh again. It was

  • Kindness: Helping those in need is its own reward

    I remember well, in the early 80s when someone coined the phrase, "practice random acts of kindness and senseless beauty." It started a veritable flood of random acts of kindness that reverberated around the world. A nonprofit organization was even started in 1995, The Random Acts of Kindness

  • Do you know the truth ... about yourself?

    "The unexamined life is not worth living" - SocratesThere is a risk associated with success and a great risk associated with great success. As you rise in rank it's easy to start believing you are smarter, better looking and less fallible when a quick glance in a mirror would reveal the truth. Do

  • Internet can have hidden dangers

    Operational Security, more commonly known today as OPSEC, is not a new concept. Though our current Air Force Instruction 10-701 directing the OPSEC program was released in 2007, OPSEC is as old as the original Trojan Horse. For the most part, it is common sense ... keep your adversary in the dark