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  • Admiral and Mrs. Mullen speak on veterans' challenges

    With Veterans Day around the corner, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife, Deborah, sat down with reporters to raise visibility on issues important to military families and veterans.The Mullens' interview Nov. 3 with the Pentagon Channel and other news broadcasters were

  • Paper or Plastic? My job ROCKS!

    Cashier: Good afternoon sir, how are you?Customer: I'm fine...nowCashier: Now? Why's that?Customer: I just got off work ...Cashier: Oh! I just started my shift ...Customer: I'm so sorry ...The customer didn't just give an obligatory "sorry." He said it as if the cashier just lost a loved one in a

  • Debt to veterans can never fully be repaid

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Despite the rhetoric and divisiveness we witnessed during this election year, there is one topic where Congress historically votes with one voice: supporting our military and our veterans.In early October, Congress approved the Veterans Benefits Act of 2010.

  • During the ORI--you're in charge

    You're in charge! Not the words most of you hear every day, but our Inspector General teams start arriving today to put Team Hill through the paces for our Operational Readiness Inspection. Though not actual combat, it is not unlike a major military operation: Colonels and generals develop an

  • My feelings for you are forever

    Because days come and go but my feelings for you are forever. Fans of the rock band Papa Roach probably recognize those words due to their hit song Forever but this article has nothing to do with the band. The words remind me of my feelings for a person I spent two years of my life with over two

  • Commentary: Debt to veterans can never fully be repaid

    Despite the rhetoric and divisiveness we witnessed during this election year, there is one topic where Congress historically votes with one voice: supporting our military and our veterans. In early October, Congress approved the Veterans Benefits Act of 2010. This comprehensive bill encompasses a

  • History holds the key for success during ORI

    What you are about to read may sound like a history lesson. But after reading various accounts of the Revolutionary War, I've found it is amazingly applicable to the next two months as the 419th Fighter Wing and its Team Hill counterparts prepare for the upcoming Operational Readiness

  • CFC is your opportunity to be part of something big

    Team Hill: I am delighted to serve as vice-chairwoman of this year's Hill AFB Combined Federal Campaign, and I'd like to share a few thoughts with you about the campaign and why it makes me happy to be a part of it. The CFC is a shining star of a government program. The largest and most successful

  • Let's go out and win one for the Gipper

    Thanks in part to President Ronald Reagan, the phrase "win one for the Gipper" has become a permanent fixture in American society. As you may know the often quoted phrase was taken from the real life story of George Gipp, University of Notre Dames' legendary football player. The phrase has served

  • A colonel tells, 'Why I serve'

    I have lived around the military my entire life, having grown up in an Air Force household, and as I reflect back upon the 25 years I've spent on active duty I've often thought about "Why I Serve."We regularly talk about our "Air Force Core Values," and as important as those are, I trace my