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  • Looking out for No. 1

    We've all heard a lot of talk recently about preserving combat capability. Well, I just spent a huge amount of time trying to fix records that were incorrect at my promotion board. Luckily, all the effort turned out to be worth it; however, but I would have preferred to be in the vault studying

  • What kind of supervisor are you?

    As a new first sergeant at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., I was at a staff meeting when a chief, the mission support group superintendent and great personal mentor, gave us a heads-up about a small trash detail requirement to clean up after the Fourth of July fireworks display. As we filed out at

  • USAFE Airmen embrace command priorities

    I recently returned from visiting U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases in the United Kingdom, and I may be a bit biased, but I truly believe that USAFE is the best command in the Air Force! I'm so proud of the accomplishments I see and thankful for the sacrifices each of you make every day for the

  • Gray matter: Use your brain to ride smarter, safer

    As the saying goes there are two types of motorcycle riders, those who've crashed and those who will. This year, only a few months into the season, we seem to be doing more crashing than riding. So far luck has been on our side, but at this rate it's only a matter of time before someone gets

  • Motorcycle safety is no accident

    It is the time of year here in the Eifel region when the rain has stopped, the temperature is increasing and the sun is shining. This time of year also brings out a special breed of people, in numbers that may seem almost overwhelming at times -- motorcyclists. Germany is a motorcyclist's dream, and

  • COMUSAFE shares 101 Critical Days of Summer safety message

    The Air Force promotes safety year-round, but we place extra emphasis on the time period from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. This period, the "101 CRITICAL DAYS OF SUMMER," has historically been a hazardous period for Air Force personnel as travel and summer water activities

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month: giving reaps personal rewards, growth

    I lied on my victim advocate application. As I sat in the interview to become an advocate, I merely wanted the formalities to be over with. I wanted to help women who were sexual assault victims, but I wasn't like one of them. According to a March 2008 report released by the Department of Defense's

  • Pinning on the right way ... in combat

    I write this article a humbled man. I am humbled to say that today I have been given the distinct honor to be promoted, once again, in combat. As I sit at my promotion ceremony, in nervous anticipation of being "pinned on", it's giving me time to reflect on my previous 16 years in the military and

  • The American military wife: History in the making

    Since the birth of our nation, women have made tremendous sacrifices in support of our country. This is especially true of the American military wife. As any military wife will tell you, being "married to the military" under the best circumstances requires patience, understanding and flexibility.