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  • Tempus Fugit -- looking back, looking forward

    The movie tone calendar rips off the sepia colored days, clicking with that old-time sound. Days and years seem to pass as fast as seconds when you are lost in melancholy. It seems like it was just yesterday, but all the days past are yesterday. Yesterday, I walked by a desk in one of the shops and

  • Weird animals helping our Saber children

    Maybe you saw it, maybe you didn't, but the Saber chapel was recently converted into a beast of sorts. The annual Vacation Bible School, or VBS, was held Aug. 4-8 with this year's theme being "Weird Animals: Where Jesus' Love is One of a Kind." With 150 children signed up and 45 volunteers

  • Stress Out

    It just builds; day by day, hour by hour, and moment by moment. It is usually not a tidal wave but more like the tide coming in. Each day a little higher, covering more of what was uncovered. First thing you notice is that you're a little edgy - maybe a little less patient with those around you.

  • Operational Security at Home: Think like the wolf

    It's been said that a person's home is their castle. And just like the castles we visit all over Germany, there was always an adversary that would seek to breach their defenses. The same can be said of your home. Sometimes, the adversary, which may be a thief, a former spouse, or any other potential

  • JAG corps announces 2015 law school programs

    Officers interested in continuing to serve the Air Force as a Judge Advocate are invited to apply to the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program. Officers selected for FLEP have the opportunity to attend law school at Air Force expense while also continuing to receive full pay,

  • My road to fitness

    I recently found a picture of me from 2012 at the combat fitness gym during a "Murph," an intense workout meant to challenge you and honor fallen warriors. No, I was not participating in the one mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 sit-ups, 300 squats and another mile run event. I was running beside someone

  • Think Operational Security

    There are multiple approaches to security as a whole. Common access cards, security guards, network intrusion detection systems, encryption technologies, communication security equipment-- all are valuable additions to an organizational security program. At the core, however, the strength of any

  • The secret to success is TAP

    The Transition Assistance Program class I took from April 14 - 18 was an eye-opening experience. As the manpower and personnel flight chief for Spangdahlem Air Base, I see the "behind the scenes" of all of these Force Management programs that have been in effect so far this year. Now, as an officer

  • Finding light through darkness

    (This story is part of the "Commentaries" section on AF.mil. These stories capture the experiences of Airmen from a first-person perspective.)Keeping a secret that defines you, that has shaped your life for nearly three years now and is sure to shape the rest, a secret that you go to sleep with

  • Protect yourself from feral animals

    One huge safety risk that poses a threat to all members of the base is the potential to contract diseases from feral animals.A feral animal is a creature that has not been domesticated or has escaped and become wild.When coming into contact with feral animals, some animal lovers inadvertently