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  • Lead selflessly

    When I was asked to write a leadership commentary, nearly two dozen topics instantly launched into my head, swimming around with stories and anecdotes of which could have the best impact, which could truly influence the reader and others which could teach and improve our Airmen. Things like: genuine

  • Missed opportunities, lifetime of regret

    The day before one of my best friends tried to take his own life, he was laughing, joking and goofing around like he usually did.It was a normal March day in Florida in 2001, and several of us were hanging out after class. We talked about the upcoming football season, the ongoing hockey season and

  • Minuteman III: 50 years of deterrence and counting

    August 19, 2020, marks fifty years since America’s Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was first placed on alert at Minot AFB, North Dakota and since then, Americans and their allies have slept peacefully at night because our Airmen were on alert.Currently, 10,600 Air Force Global

  • 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing Missions

    On April 26, 1945, 859 men loaded onto two trains at a small rail station in western Utah for a two-day journey to Seattle, Washington. After a short stay, the men boarded the ship “Cape Victory” and on May 6 set off for Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands where they were met by Lt.Col. Hazen J.

  • Commentary: Transforming the Civilian Defender Program

    U.S. Air Force leadership declared 2020 as the Year of Integrated Base Defense (IBD), focusing on how every Air and Space Professional fits into a layered defensive network. IBD is greater in scope than any single career field. It requires active participation between all Air Force Specialty Codes

  • Note to Strikers from the AFGSC Commander

     Strikers,We are a family, and we need to have a family discussion about what is happening in our country.Barely one week ago, we witnessed something tragic and horrible– another senseless death of an African American at the hands of someone entrusted to serve. This is not okay...this will never be

  • I go; fighting the Mental Health stigma

    I am Maj. Michael Barlow. I am an Airman in the United States Air Force, Director of Operations at the 614th Combat Training Squadron, and I go to Mental Health.

  • Staying fit during chaotic times

    During this time of craziness, it's easy to get down in the dumps. You're cooped up at home and you're not able to get out to do the things you normally would.In my case, I would be going to the gym and riding motorcycles with my friends, but I can't right now (dang you COVID). However, that doesn't

  • COVID-19: A single mom’s perspective

    As I sit down to write, my 10-year-old daughter and my 4-year-old son sit nearby while completing school work. They are not by any means quiet, especially not my 4-year-old; he’s yelling from beneath the dining room table. The directions on his worksheet call for him to draw a big blue circle - he