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  • Be a Wingman: Understand the signs and symptoms

    The intrinsic responsibilities bestowed upon us as Wingmen, supervisors and members of the military, revolve around a creed of looking out for one another. Why is it that we tend to ignore those who are spiraling downward?Often times, we as military members get fixated on our job and tasks-at-hand,

  • That narrow way

    How do you define a leader? Is a leader the individual who creates an atmosphere of teamwork and camaraderie in the workplace? Someone who quickly and easily gathers support to accomplish that short-notice tasker from your boss? Is a leader someone you place your trust in to get you through the

  • IG the avenue to resolving your issues

    "I don't know if I'm in the right place" or "my friend told me to come here" are the most common phrases I hear when someone walks into my office with a complaint. In most cases, they have exhausted their chain of command and feel they have nowhere else to turn for help. At other times, they are in

  • Of symbolism and 'zero tolerance'

    This week we celebrate Flag Day, June 14. Originally developed to celebrate the birth of our nation's flag, it has grown into a national day of recognition that dates back to President Truman's official signing of the Act of Congress in 1949 that designated 14 June as National Flag Day. Most

  • Hats off to dad

    Ever since I was a kid, every time there was a TV close-up of a pro-athlete scoring a touchdown or hitting a homerun, he almost always looked into the camera, smiled, waved and yelled, "Hi mom!" While I certainly understood his desire to let his mom know he was thinking about her, I always wondered

  • 16 minutes…

    May 20 a powerful EF-5 tornado devastated Moore, Okla. Tornadoes with the EF-5 rating are those with the most intense damage, wind as fast as 261-318 miles per hour and wind gusts over 200 mph. This disaster took the lives of 24 people, nine of them school-aged children. As we listen to this news

  • Hurricane season here

    With all the recent news about tornados, floods, hailstorms and snowstorms I bet most of you are not too focused on the granddaddy of them all - hurricanes. I know I'm not, and I should be, but we have other projects ongoing here at the National Hurricane Center, so I need to attend to those too. I

  • Self discipline key leadership quality

    Good leadership begins with good Airmanship. The best leaders who I have seen succeed have found significance in their lives and have shown self-discipline.In my opinion, their self-discipline drove a pattern of behavior which was fueled by the significance they found in their lives.One person who

  • Just put it down; It’s time to earn the title bestowed upon us

    For the past 26 years--my time, so far, in the Air Force--I have heard leaders describe our generation in flattering terms on numerous occasions. We have been called the "best and the brightest," "the new 'greatest' generation," and countless other names commenting on how wonderful we are.Until

  • Can you hear me now? May is better speech and hearing month!

    I am going to assume most of you reading this article did not know that May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. With this in mind, I am going to inform you about hearing loss, and more important, about hearing loss prevention.I grew up with a profoundly deaf father. I remember how embarrassed I was