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Air Force leaders issue Veterans Day message

Secretary of the Air Force
Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief
Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day
message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:

November 11, 2011 ×

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WHAT’S YOUR LEGACY?

by Chief Master Sgt. Lola McLeod
86th Medical Group superintendent

My husband and I were at dinner a few weeks ago and we were discussing
my retirement. He asked me,

November 11, 2011 ×

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A salute to veterans

by Brig. Gen. C.K. Hyde
86th Airlift Wing commander

Throughout history, America and its allies have fought, not for land or
conquest, but for principles of liberty, equality and human dignity. Our
freedom has been bought with a price, and we stand on the shoulders of
giants

November 4, 2011 ×

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Heroes among us

by Col. Bill Ward
86th Operations Group Commander

Vignette #1 A shell burst inside the B-17, Flying Fortress cabin, peppering Capt. Jay Zeamer with hot shrapnel,  breaking his leg. Despite the injuries and blood loss, Capt. Zeamer remained at the controls through another 40 minutes of air battle until the fuel starved zeroes returned to base.  Only then […]

October 28, 2011 ×

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Leadership lessons from youth football

by Col. Mike Monson
86th Mission Support Group commander

“Hit someone, anyone,” yelled the enthusiastic youth football coach from the sidelines. On a sunny Saturday afternoon in September, the coaches on both sidelines screamed all kinds of “advice” to their players. “Hurry up,” “Line up,” and, my favorite, “Block someone,” rang loud across the field. Amidst all the excitement, […]

October 21, 2011 ×

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Are You Ready?

by Maj. Rob Grover
886th Civil Engineer Squadron commander

The word

October 14, 2011 ×

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Ready, set, compliant, go

by Col. Scott T. Fike
86th Maintenance Group commander

What exactly does it mean to be really ready? 

We are routinely afforded opportunities to demonstrate our readiness to external visiting higher headquarters inspection teams.

October 7, 2011 ×

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‘So Others May Roll’

by Tech. Sgt. Michael Serrano
86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron

From getting settled at Ramstein to road tripping across Europe, one
common denominator can make or break your overseas experience

September 30, 2011 ×

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Know your fellow Airman; It could save a life

by Col. Daniel E. Reiser
86th Medical Operations Squadron commander

September is Suicide Prevention Month and I wanted to share a couple of
principles that I feel every Airman should know as it relates to suicide
prevention. 

September 23, 2011 ×

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Cultural awareness: a key element to mission success

by Senior Master Sgt. Natalie Bell
86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity office

You have arrived to your first Africa Command assignment in the country
of Nigeria. 

September 16, 2011 ×