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  • The Year of Conspicuous Compliance; keep charging

    America has entrusted you and me with missions vital to our national security. These are no-fail duties. We must ensure we're always ready to perform them, and that requires an incredible amount of attention to detail every day, not just when the klaxon sounds. Part of that effort is being certain

  • Team MacDill knows our priorities; some team standouts

    Every now and then, I like to remind you of our top priorities within the 6th Air Mobility Wing. The longer I'm here, though, the more I realize you don't really need reminders. Perfect example: you've been doubling down on readiness, our number one priority, during this Year of Conspicuous

  • There I Was: "Opening up sustainable lines of communication in Iraq"

    There I was sitting in the barber chair in a small trailer-like containerized unit getting my first haircut of the deployment. Except for the location (Baghdad, Iraq), everything seemed normal until a loud boom caused the barber to look out the already opened door. Suddenly, he was gone. As he

  • The perfect recipe for 'Compliance'

    This is not a traditional cooking recipe for cake or corn bread, but rather one for a successful approach to the 6th Air Mobility Wing's year of "conspicuous compliance." Like all recipes, this one contains many ingredients which when combined will culminate in success this November during our

  • Getting through the tough times

    There was a recent suicide in Air Mobility Command. There have been many more in the Air Force since January. This reality leaves many in the Air Force, including me, to wonder why. Are we doing enough as co-workers, supervisors and friends? Are our Airmen given enough training and support to cope

  • Given an opportunity to serve, all stepped up

    One late September evening, I was contacted by the Air Force's Chiefs Group informing me there is an opportunity for me to serve a one year deployment in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Without hesitation, I wanted to reply with a "YES", but I knew this was something that I needed to discuss with my family.

  • "There I was": We shared a relentless desire to get the mission done

    It is very impressive how a small team of disciplined, mission-oriented, and well-trained Airmen can execute many complex tasks in short periods of time. During the preparation for our deployment at the Basic Combat Convoy Course (BC3) in Camp Bullis, Texas, we were presented with many different

  • Knowing True North is knowing your mission

    If you've ever been lost and attempted to get your compass bearings aligned, you were attempting to ascertain your True North. True North is the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole. Sometimes called geographic north, True North is a fancy way of pointing you in the right

  • Boundary Spanning Leadership

    A topic that has recently garnered a lot of attention in leadership development literature is the concept of "boundary spanning leadership." In the progression from developing individual and team skills to developing capabilities for leading large organizations, boundaries between individuals,

  • Busy BEEs

    A recent Public Service Announcement regarding a recall of Dual Ridge Metal boutique tissue holders purchased from Bed, Bath, & Beyond stores advised that anyone who purchased these metal boxes should return them immediately to minimize exposure to the low levels of radiation found to be emitted by