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  • Giving Good Feedback

    You are all customers in some sense. In order to improve the service that you receive the person, or section helping you needs good feedback from its customers. Make your feedback have the impact it deserves by the manner and approach you use to deliver feedback. Your feedback can make a difference

  • Two guys walk into a bar

    We've all heard jokes starting with the near famous "Two guys walk into a bar" opener. One evening, I nearly saw a live version play out. Earlier, I walked from my off-base lodging to a microbrewery for dinner and a cold brew. The restaurant wasn't too busy but the bar area was. Luckily there were

  • Excellence In All We Do

    The Air Force core value "Excellence In All We Do" doesn't afford us an option of when to give 100 percent, but demands that we give our very best, everyday, in everything we do. It extends beyond our primary job. It must include the manner in which we wear our uniforms, the way we conduct and carry

  • Service Before Self

    The military profession is sharply distinguished from others. Upon entering the Air Force, Airmen accept a sacred trust from the American people. They swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. They take this obligation freely without

  • Integrity first

    INTEGRITY FIRST:  The military profession has many codes, regulations, mottoes, and traditions that combine to form a military ethic on which integrity is based. When military professionals say they value integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all they do, they acknowledge that the

  • If the takeoff was a murder… hmmm?

    Col. Scott Zobrist, 388th Fighter Wing commander, and I stood on the tarmac, a stone's throw from the runaway. The hiss of a taxing F-16 broke the serenity of a crisp summer night. The aircraft just completed the final checks prior to take off: four high explosive missiles and a deadly gun system

  • I am a volunteer

    I am a volunteer. I would like to say it is because I am altruistic and I'm thinking only of other people or the cause but that would not be true. I volunteer because of what I get out of it. I volunteer because it is usually more fun to be a part of the action than just being a spectator. For

  • AIR FORCE OPPORTUNITIES

    Have you ever wondered what today's Air Force has to offer people? Here are some questions you need to ask yourself or those young Americans who could be a part of our Air Force family. Would you like to be a part of something very respected? Further your education? Gain experience in a job or

  • Remember the real story behind Memorial Day

    More than 1.3 million Americans have fought and died on behalf of our country during the past 233 years. Except for Afghanistan and Iraq, those wars and conflicts have receded into the pages of history books. But our country was not built on history books. It was built on the backs of men and women

  • Are you ready to receive a lucky break?

    Now is a very exciting time for us as we continue to evolve our work force into the flexible and agile team needed to meet tomorrow's challenges. Just like today, we will be facing innovative technologies, changing organizational structures, new policies, and a complicated political environment. The