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  • Overcoming disadvantages

    I attended a commander's call and Bronze Star presentation some time ago. The audience heard the importance of global reach in today's fight and the commander linked how the recipient's achievements dovetailed into the larger fight. He transitioned to challenges ahead and introduced his

  • We do it better than anybody

    "We bring the word 'rapid' to rapid global mobility. We do it for allies, we do it for partners, and we do it for friends. We do it because we have to, because it is what Americans do, and we do it better than anybody," said Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay when he assumed command of the 18th Air Force here

  • Volunteering a future in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey

    As our van slows to drop us off at a school outside Manas, Kyrgyzstan, we catch a glimpse of a shattered Soviet monument. Its presence reminds us of the ongoing struggle this great nation faces as it rebuilds following decades of Soviet hardship and abandonment. Inside, lead-based paint chips off

  • What it means to PCS

    I'm one of the lucky people who live on base here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. As of today, the house to the right of mine is empty. Three houses up on the left is empty as is the one next door to that one. What does it all mean? That's right, it's permanent change of station (PCS) season. I grew up

  • So, you want to be a JA?

    Air Force judge advocates do more than just provide legal assistance. In addition to prosecuting and defending clients brought before courts-martial, JA officers routinely participate in nearly every facet of the Air Force mission including developing and acquiring weapons systems, ensuring

  • My job is prosecuting sexual assault

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting

  • Preparation and service

    Airmen of the 62nd Airlift Wing are serving brilliantly in area of operations, performing dangerous airlift mission's everyday, and making it look easy. I know this firsthand after seeing them in action during my recent deployment. The deployment was going smoothly for me and then I received the

  • Be careful what you post; it could hurt your career

    Social media quickly became a widespread form of interactive communication and has been incorporated in the way people conduct business, including the military.Since it was a fairly new concept a few years ago, we had the freedom to post whatever opinions we had on our personal social media sites

  • Max points

    "I strive to reach the maximum points. I don't know the minimum score, only the max." This statement about our current Air Force physical fitness testing program may not be how you currently view your fitness test. Our fitness culture has changed greatly from the near past. The progressive

  • The courageous 56

    When 56 courageous patriots put their signatures to a single piece of parchment 236 years ago, the course of world history changed in an instant. Although we celebrate the fourth day of July as Independence Day, it should not be lost on us that those signatures were the culmination of months of