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  • 'If it isn't broken, don't fix it'

    As each new year begins, many people set new year's resolutions. Everyone has that one particular facet of his or her day-to-day life he or she wants to improve or change. Modifying our lives is good, but as the old adage goes "if it isn't broken, don't fix it."So many times, new year's resolutions

  • To the Airmen of Global Strike Command: Happy Holidays and Thank You

    It was a remarkably busy year for Air Force Global Strike Command and we're proud of everything you've accomplished for the U.S. Air Force and our Nation. You've sustained professionalism in the most demanding of missions--the disciplined execution of nuclear deterrence and global strike. Your

  • Do you have what it takes to be a ‘new monkey’?

    My boss sometimes calls me the new monkey.I hope that sentence has you asking, "What in the world does that mean?" If it does, I can't think of a better time to explain it, so here's the story.Some scientists put three monkeys in a big cage. The monkeys are placed on one side of the cage without

  • Pearl Harbor Day: Bombers land 1st punch following devastating attack

    After the devastating attacks destroyed the bulk of the Pacific Naval Fleet and Army Air Corps, fighter and bomber forces at Pearl Harbor the Far East Air Forces (FEAF) were on high alert. The bulk of the Army Air Corps stationed on the Luzon, Philippine Islands, consisted of 35 B-17s in the 19th

  • Set a positive example

    Each day we have the opportunity to set an example which may significantly impact others. Will that impact be positive or negative? Several years ago, a group of individuals, both officers and enlisted, some in uniform and some not, gathered in the front lobby of the Barksdale gym. The time was

  • The Silence of Nuclear Deterrence is Deafening

    As I complete what I like to call my "first lap" around 20th Air Force it amazes me to see our Airmen executing what some would call a less than "sexy" mission. I ask myself how many mission sets in our Air Force ask us to never fly a sortie, maintain 24-hour constant state of readiness and do it

  • To Perpetuate Peace

    Each year, on November 11, we remember the veterans who have sacrificed for us and those service men and women who are currently fighting for our freedom around the globe.However, not many of us know the true history and original meaning of Veterans Day.Although World War I officially ended with the

  • Our veterans ... my heroes

    As we approach Nov. 11, Veteran's Day, I am reminded more readily that those of us wearing the uniform have a special bond with those who have worn the uniform -- our veterans. We share an identify that transcends any differences we may have. We unite in a duty to serve and sacrifice for our great

  • Creating a culture of energy conservation

    October is Energy Awareness Month and I am challenging you, the Airmen of Air Force Global Strike Command, to incorporate energy conservation into your daily lives.By changing our culture with regards to energy use, we achieve increased operational efficiency and remain good stewards of taxpayer

  • A Report from the Alert Force

    The intercontinental ballistic missile force, a mysterious and quiet warrior domain to many, is extraordinarily active every day of the year ensuring the security of our missile fields and nation from America's heartland - and my hat's off to the men and women within 20th Air Force for this