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  • Keeping the Bar High after Unit Inspections

    Whew! For those of us in the 6th Air Mobility Wing, we're all relieved to have successfully navigated through three recent inspections (the Logistics Standardization & Evaluation Program Inspection, the Unit Compliance Inspection and the Air Traffic System Evaluation Program Inspection). Thousands

  • Excellence in All We Do presents biggest core-value challenge

    Of the three Air Force Core Values, "Excellence in All We Do" is the hardest for me personally. How can I perform to the level of "excellent" in all that I do? Webster's dictionary defines excellence as "the quality of being excellent" - not much help, thanks Webster. Does "Excellence In All We Do"

  • Diligence delivers . . . .What if?

    What if Thomas Edison had stopped on his 699th try to find a proper filament for the incandescent light bulb? What if George Washington decided to go home when the first snows flew during the bitter winter of 1776 and had not crossed the Delaware? What if Rosa Parks had just stood up? Think about

  • WHAT A GREAT JOB!

    After 24 years in uniform, I can safely say that the Air Force provides a world-beating benefit package! The tangible and intangible benefits of a military career are sometimes difficult to convey, especially to junior staff. "Job security" in the 21st century is far from guaranteed for most

  • Every Airman is a "Wingman"

    As members of the world's most elite Air and Space Force, each of us has a duty and responsibility for not only defending this great nation, but defending and protecting each other. Every Airman, from the lowest ranking enlisted to the highest ranking officer, should carry within them a level of

  • S.T.A.R.T at the Beginning

    Five Definitive Leadership Principles for Success:In 1995, when I was a senior captain, the Honorable Sheila E. Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force and General Ronald R. Fogleman, Air Force Chief of Staff, approved the core values for the United States Air Force; Integrity first, Service before self

  • Happy Birthday America!

    Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson is credited with drafting the document between June 11 and June 28, 1776 and as we celebrate our Nation's birthday

  • Bloom where you are planted!

    We're seeing a lot of new faces around MacDill AFB this month. And they aren't our annual migration of fam campers. It's June, and our military PCS season is cranking up to bring us new folks in all areas of the base. Look around you -- in your squadron, in your unit, in your command. How many new

  • How ready is your team for the threat of summer heat?

    The dog days of Summer are upon us. With the increase in temperature and outdoor activity it can be expected that there will be cases of heat related illness. My first real experience with serious heat illness was during my emergency medicine residency at Fort Hood Texas. It was a typical hot

  • How ready is your team?

    This past April the 6th Air Mobility Wing updated the format of the Weekly Activity Report to report twelve key readiness and performance metrics to 18th Air Force. One of these metrics is the Preventive Health Assessment and Individual Medical Readiness (PIMR) rate. This rate measures the medical