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  • AF Decision Making 101

    As Commander of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, I have the great honor of leading what I feel is the best wing in the command...period. This should come as no surprise to anyone, as our wing is made up of all of you; the best Airmen in the Air Force. Our Airmen are spectacular; they find a way to

  • Are you ready?

    Seriously, are you ready? The Air Force of today is significantly different than the Air Force I joined 18 years ago. I can't imagine how different it is for our Senior Leaders. Part of that difference is that we are a more expeditionary force, a more fit force and a more intelligent force. Today I

  • Diamonds; What are they for?

    You can't imagine how many times a day, at MacDill AFB alone, First Sergeant's call a work center to let a particular Airman know they need to speak with them and if they have a few minutes to come to the office and see them. Immediately on his or her way to the First Sergeant's office, the Airman

  • An Airman’s viewpoint: Air Force developing Airmen

    We're the Air Force's most important asset, a hot topic discussed at every all call, commander's call and in Air Force news publications. Millions of dollars are invested in our development and care annually; we are Airmen. Of course, at all levels of leadership nothing is stressed more than our

  • Are we raising crippled leaders?

    "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger" -- President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 20 January 1961 In his excellent commentary on the importance of the Air Force's principal core value, Integrity

  • Chipping away at the to-do list

    As 2007 draws to a close, this is a great time to reflect on the past 12 months and look forward to what the next 12 months has to offer. While it's impossible to change history, it is possible to shape the future. By shaping the future, you in fact can have an impact on history. No, I haven't "lost

  • Look our future in the eye, support your Wingman

    Imagine more than 550 young Airmen, our nation's most precious resource, dressed in their blues and standing in formation with the hot San Antonio sun beating down, speaking in one proud enthusiastic voice - reciting the Airman's Creed. Now our nation's "sword and shield", "sentry and avenger."

  • Understanding and conquering your fears

    "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do" -- Eleanor Roosevelt Do you know that everyday living with fear paralyzes our dreams and stunts our aspirations? Everyone,

  • That’s what it’s all about; an examination of who we are

    I saw a bumper sticker the other day as I drove through the front gate that said, "What if the Hokie Pokie is really what it's all about." I'll assume you know the Hokie Pokie -- you remember the childhood song and dance that was really fun when you were five or six years old and never seemed to get

  • MacDill standard of excellence remains sky-high

    Let me sum up the ORI by taking a line from my favorite sports personality and announcer Dick Vitale, "Our Airmen were simply awesome baby!" Folks, believe it when I say our Airmen were well trained and equipped and truly inspired to conquer the mission and the results showed! For the record, at the