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  • Staying "Meaning - Full" through the Holidays

    What comes to mind when thinking about the holidays? Visiting family? Presents to buy? Meals to cook?So often, days of rest and celebration can also be sources of stress; what can we do to avoid coming back from holiday worn down, frazzled and exhausted?The answer depends on value. No, not how much

  • Winter safety tips

    Another winter is bearing down on the Saber nation, and preparation will be the key to having a safe winter season.  Holiday plans will dissolve quickly if you're involved in a vehicle mishap.Airmen and families of the 52d Fighter Wing have a staggering record of poor driving performance during the

  • Silence

    When we attend important events, we are usually reminded prior to the start to silence our cell phones. In combat operations, silence is often a critical tactic to prevent detection from the adversary. We are all taught that in an active shooter incident silence can be a lifesaver.But there is

  • Developing the next generation of Airmen

    Currently, there are approximately 307,000 active duty Airmen in the United States Air Force, according to the Air Force Personnel Center. Each of these individuals recited the Oath of Office or Oath of Enlistment for a variety of reasons. Some wished to honor a family tradition, while others

  • Be willing to learn and to trust

    A few weeks ago, with the temperature starting to get colder, the days starting to get shorter, the leaves turning and the sky tending to be a little bit cloudier, we were having a squadron leadership meeting. Our topic was one that has been talked about, written about, briefed on, presented on,

  • Don't chase the stripe

    I was fortunate as a brand new staff sergeant to be the executive for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rodney McKinley two years before his appointment as the 15th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.In one of our one-on-one mentorship discussions he shared a phrase that still resonates with me

  • Don't be a fool by wasting fuel

    Comfortable warm rooms and running engines - that is the power of fuel. Jet propellants to power fighters, gasoline to run our vehicles, and heating fuel oil are the most popular fuel types derived from the crude oil that we use. On Spangdahlem Air Base, of these three types of fuel consumed, we

  • October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, and about 1 in 8 American women will get breast cancer at some point. Are you up to date on your recommended breast cancer screening?The most important tool we have to screen for breast cancer is the mammogram, an x-ray of the breasts. The

  • You are Air Force Energy

    We work every day to conserve letters in a text message to save time and effort. In the same line of thinking, we can work a little harder at conserving our "NRG" consumption.October is the month we celebrate Columbus Day and enjoy a fun and scary Halloween night. However, for the Air Force, it is

  • Happy 68th Birthday USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen

    This year marks the Air Force's 68th birthday, and I wanted to send greetings and a hearty thank you for all of your tremendous successes over the past year...it's been an incredibly busy time!  One of the strongest attributes of our command is that we support everybody.  Our team delivered precise