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  • Special-duty assignments are catalysts for success

    Are you looking to enhance your promotion opportunities? Would you like to take on increased responsibility? Interested in volunteering for a controlled tour to add some stability to your life? If you ask these questions to young men and women around the Air Force, I'm pretty sure you will generate

  • The final nail in the coffin, literally

    Irony abounds - in the midst of celebrating the Year of the Air Force Family (here at our joint base its the Year of the Military Family), we started off the fiscal year with a sharp spike in vehicle-related fatalities. A sad note on so many levels ...This trend, which is being widely addressed, has

  • What's the most popular computer password?

    Do you know what the most popular computer password is? My guess would have been "password" or the every sneaky "p@ssword." Turns out, the most common password is "123456." Wow, that will surely baffle cyber crooks. Believe it or not, some folks have looked into that. They researched passwords

  • Decision time

    There he was in the middle of the hallway about to turn to the door on the left, retiring to quiet and solitude. Then the door on the right opened and a voice beckoned him that way because the "people are waiting." The scene described here is from a movie about Abe Lincoln, the lawyer from Illinois,

  • Air Force birthday is an opportunity to recognize 62 years of success

    On Sept. 18, 1947, our Air Force became a separate branch of the military. Since then our unequalled accomplishments have helped provide a beacon of hope for men, women, and children all over the world. Throughout our command's rich history, we have evolved from Air Transportation Command to Air

  • Fitness lies I told myself

    As we prepare for the revised Air Force fitness testing program, I've spent the last couple of months educating myself on diet and fitness -- subjects I thought I knew plenty about, I was mistaken. Throughout my career, I've prepared for and passed each physical training test. Although I never

  • On Labor Day, remember our Airmen work hard to defend freedom

    As I visit with people at bases throughout Air Mobility Command and our operations across the globe, one thing I always admire is the strong spirit of our Airmen and civilians who keep the mobility mission moving day in and day out. We have an extremely important mission in AMC, supporting our

  • Hello neighbor!

    Let's face it, these days we are so busy with our lives that we barely have time to get to know our neighbors. I will admit to you, that I am guilty of living next door to a neighbor for more than six months without knowing their name. I didn't mean for that to happen. When we first moved in to our

  • The true meaning of ‘duty’

    "Duty is the sublimest word in the English language." I passed this quote daily for nearly four years. The quote was engraved on a plaque in my barracks at the military college I attended. Like most other cadets, I never gave it much thought and it wasn't until later in my four years of college that

  • Globemaster dominates landscape, sky worldwide

    On any given day at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., the casual flightline observer is privy to flurry of activity. In addition to the bustle of KC-10 Extenders, contract cargo carriers and transient Air Force aircraft from every corner of the globe, McGuire's 13 C-17A Globemaster III's,