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  • Great people bring excellence to Joint Base

    After more than two years of work by Airmen, Soldiers and civilians at McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis, we are just weeks from the beginning of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. We should all take great pride in the arrival of this historic day.On Feb. 1, what is known today as McChord Air Force Base

  • Martin Luther King Jr.: Sacrifice and courage personified

    What would you do if you were faced with the choice of paying a $10 fine plus court costs or 14 days of incarceration in jail? Most of us would choose to pay the fine. However, taking the path of least resistance does not always personify courage or sacrifice. Personal courage and self-sacrifice

  • Be a servant leader to Airmen, families

    Before I get into the topic of the day, I first want to say how impressed I've been since arriving - the Airmen of McChord get it! From our senior leaders down to our most freshly minted Airman, I have seen nothing short of excellence and professionalism here and I'm honored and humbled to be a part

  • Resolve in the new year to improve yourself

    With the dropping of the ball in Times Square comes the end of the year and of the decade. But, with every ending there is a beginning and a chance to start anew. Like many I plan on using this fresh start to make a New Year's resolution!What should my New Year's resolution be? Should I resolve,

  • Thank those who 'generate' you this holiday

    Recently, I heard our Eighteenth Air Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Allardice verbalize an insight to our Airman culture in such a meaningful way that I'm compelled to share it with you. I do this with the hope it will inspire you in the same way it has inspired me. The metaphor is based on our

  • A decade of the test

    These past few weeks I've seen or heard people talking about lists of the top ten things from this first decade of the millennium as we close out 2009. I told my wife that it seems like only last year we were worried about Y2K and the potential disaster that was supposed to happen when our computers

  • Be open to feedback, fine tune leadership skills

    When my son was a toddler, it was always quite obvious when he disagreed with my parenting decisions. From pitching green beans from his dinner plate or pitching a royal fit right before bedtime, his feedback was usually quick and to the point. On the flipside, when he agreed with my actions, I was

  • Be successful one day at a time

    Success. Success is what we strive for; if we're not successful militarily, then we could lose our nation's wars and ultimately could lose our democracy and freedom. A definition of success is: "the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors." How does an individual or an

  • Be a good Wingman

    There are a lot of things our Air Force does extremely well. We are the most powerful Air Force in the world and can bring unprecedented airpower to bear anywhere on earth in a short period of time. We can transport large amounts of cargo to all corners of the globe with ease and we dominate the

  • To the men and women of Air Mobility Command

    I am truly honored to join the AMC team. It is a privilege to serve with you, the men and women who make our global mobility mission happen each and every day. You are the thread that binds our nation's combat capability as you are the enablers of Unrivaled Global Reach for America...Always!As your