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What do you think of when you hear our U.S. national anthem? In the military, we have the privilege of hearing our anthem so often that I wonder if people forget the words and what they mean.

Most Airmen who fail their fitness assessments fail because they were not ready. Isn’t it surprising that although we are given either six or 12 months to maintain our physical fitness before the next assessment, some of us fail anyway?

As part of an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative, a recent equipment exchange program was implemented from Jan. 25 through Feb. 22.

Photos from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community including Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl, Vogelweh, and Baumholder.

A member of the Air Force Civic Leader program and financial expert recently addressed several ways Airmen can prepare better for retirement.
John O’Connor, chairman of J.H. Whitney Investment Management, spoke about what Airmen can do now to take away a substantial pension by the time they retire.

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

Continuous improvement is life or death in war fighting. History is full of examples of those who prepared for the last war and were defeated by foes who learned from earlier defeats or developed better ways to fight.

As you know, budget cuts went into effect March 1. Across the command, we took action to help manage the impact and to prepare for a worst-case scenario.