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  • Base mission vital to national defense

    In August 2005, I sat in a one-bedroom apartment across from the state prison sweating profusely, courtesy of Pennsylvania's heat and humidity, mulling over several job offers. I remember thinking at the time that, as bad as things were, it was nice to know I wasn't living, say, in the building

  • Supervision Golden Opportunity

    Being a supervisor is the single greatest opportunity the USAF can provide a leader--the golden opportunity! Almost all of us will have this opportunity at some point in our careers. One important aspect of supervision is the fact that its inherent responsibility is also its inherent reward, and

  • “Time to Grab the Pancakes!” 84th CSW Commentary

    In the early 1990s I was a young captain at Whiteman AFB, Mo., looking forward to my next dream assignment at Headquarters Strategic Air Command at Offutt AFB, Neb., as an action officer working future requirements. I recall taking a few days to go house hunting and to meet with my new boss. Upon