Commentaries

Commander’s Comments
May 12, 2010 — One of the fundamental pillars to leadership is communication, as I'll contend we don't have a whole lot of mind readers in our units. So, if our Airmen aren't telepathic, we're going to have to talk and write to them if we want them to know something. Equally important, we're going to have to ensure the message was received. And it goes up channel... MORE

Col. Martha Meeker assumed command of the 628th Air Base Wing at Charleston AFB Jan. 8. As the 628 ABW commander, Colonel Meeker will direct host unit duties for the tenant units of Charleston AFB, and after Jan. 31 for Naval Weapons Station Charleston tenant units as well, as they are merged into Joint Base Charleston. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 joint bases across the Department of Defense scheduled to stand up. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Imagine
May 12, 2010 — Just imagine you are in a different country, with different laws and customs. You are with a group, out late at night. Collectively you decide to go to an all-hours club across the street from your hotel. In order to reach your destination you have to cross a wide, six-lane roadway. There are barriers on both sides to keep pedestrians off the road,... MORE

Back to Basics
May 5, 2010 — Two years ago, after Gen. Norton Schwartz assumed command as chief of staff of the Air Force, he emphasized "back-to-basics" standards of precision and reliability in the execution of every mission.He said, "Precision and reliability is our standard, regardless of job or specialty, and we will return the vigor and rigor to all the processes and... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, 437th Airlift Wing command chief

AMC Commander's Comments
May 5, 2010 — To all Air Mobility Command Airmen,First, let me say how proud I am of you for all your contributions to our nation and this command. Every member of the AMC family is vitally important to our team and to the success of our mission. Unfortunately, we have recently lost many of our teammates due to an alarming rise in suicides and motor vehicle... MORE

Get caries free
May 4, 2010 — At your last dental examination appointment maybe you were told that once again, you had a cavity. You're probably wondering how you keep getting them. Well I will explain to you what a cavity is, what causes cavities, how to prevent them and a special program we offer here at the Diely Dental clinic to keep you from having this recurrent problem.A... MORE

Performance feedback - The bedrock of the evaluation system
May 4, 2010 — How many of you have received performance feedback recently? This is a question that I asked one of our Airmen Leadership School classes during a recent First Sergeant Leadership Panel. I was amazed at how few raised their hands. Maybe many of you haven't received proper performance feedback.If you can relate, consider this. Have you ever received... MORE

Officer redefines skills during deployment
May 4, 2010 — Admittedly, when I first heard I would be deploying to Djibouti as the protocol officer, I nodded, smiled and then ran to my desk to Google exactly where on Earth I was going. To my surprise, not only was I on my way to Africa, I was going to be working primarily for the Navy (convenient given our transition to Joint Base Charleston) in a Combined... MORE

Command Chief’s Corner
April 28, 2010 — "Spanning six decades of Air Force history - particularly over the last nineteen years -Airmen have proven themselves as global first responders in times of crisis. To that end, we must have the appropriate skills to meet the global challenges of today and tomorrow in Joint operations in Air, Space and Cyberspace and we must sustain deployed and... MORE

Lorenz on leadership, motivation in challenging times
April 22, 2010 — These are challenging times for our Air Force. We have been engaged in combat operations since 1990 and are balancing limited resources against an aggressive operations tempo. We are once again adjusting to maintain our authorized end strength while juggling priorities within a leveling budget. Many of our aircraft are beyond expected service lives... MORE

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Commander, Air Education and Training Command

Volunteerism: the spirit of our military
April 22, 2010 — For as long as I have worked as an Air Force pharmacist, I have enjoyed the pleasure of working with retired military volunteers and their spouses.The places I've worked where morale was always the highest also had the highest numbers of volunteer staff. The fact is most military treatment facility pharmacies in the continental U.S. have become... MORE