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  • Learning to cope when suicide hits at home

    The last day of school of my freshman year in high school, I woke up to the phone ringing. It was very early and I heard my mom's voice talking to the person on the other end."No, he's not here. He should be there already. I'll go check the roads and see if his car broke down and get back with you.

  • Strong leadership today may save lives tomorrow

    Leadership and the military are inseparable.I've often heard a peacetime military can be sustained by strong managers, but great leaders are needed on the fields, skies and seas of war. Some volatile situations have taught me that, in fact, leadership and discipline are just as important in peace

  • Customs and courtesies still apply in electronic communication

    Modern communication is quick and convenient, and has dramatically altered the way the Air Force fights. Air Force information systems provide each Airman with direct and immediate access to the world. While information systems such as email, webpages, electronic transfer points and data links

  • The key to innovation: You!

    Innovation is one of the cornerstones of Air Force success. Innovation is a key link between daily training and combat-mission readiness. As supervisors, it is our responsibility to develop a culture that encourages all members of our unit to innovate. This is done by assessing our daily performance

  • Courage without hesitation

    You are driving east on I-10 towards D-M. The sun is setting, and you are running late. You had to run back home to let your dog back in your house, and you are still competing with the fast moving traffic to get to base. Six cars ahead of your vehicle you see a Ford F-250 careen out of control and

  • Welcome home, job well done

    With Veteran's Day upcoming, it's a good time to reflect upon the tie that binds everyone who has served their nation, that every generation is called upon to purchase freedom for the next. For answering that call to duty, our armed forces are held in high regard in all corners of our nation. We

  • Building resiliency: A different approach

    How do you build resiliency within a team? The concept is simple; it basically revolves around having the ability to "bounce back" from the everyday stresses of work and life. One of the key elements to developing that ability is building a strong team, and the monthly Resiliency Day program in the

  • Status quo

    We have all heard it from somebody or been the person to say, "But, that's the way we've always done it." Why is that? Is it because it is easier to go with the status quo than try to invoke change? I believe the thought of change tends to scare people. People fear trying something outside the norm

  • How we look in uniform can make a difference

    It's said that "a picture is worth a 1,000 words," but what is said when a military member is wearing his uniform wrong or looks unprofessional, especially since sending information around the world is a lot quicker with today's technology?Being a military photographer, I've seen how looking good or

  • Innovate, Airmen innovate!

    The Air Force must innovate its way into the future, today! It's been nearly two decades since Joel A. Barker wrote his book Paradigms in which he describes a state where business and organizational cultures become stagnant and fail to adapt to rapidly changing environments, essentially getting