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  • They serve too

    Our Air Force has come a long way in the steady-state business of preparing for deployment. Some 19 years have elapsed since the Gulf War began and since we have continued sending our Airmen back into harm's way. Ten years ago, Air Force officials began the concept of air and space expeditionary

  • Your real weight loss problem

    You don't have a weight problem. I know, you are thinking that I haven't seen you in the only pair of yoga pants that have fit you since the baby was born 14 years ago. You think I haven't shown my own thighs at the Gator Pool yet, so I have no idea of the scope, the enormity, the vast chasm of your

  • Simple thanks will motivate Airmen to succeed

    I have seen many changes in the Air Force since I began my career more than 24 years ago. The one thing that remains constant is the "smallest" things people do will sometimes have the biggest impact. Oftentimes these little things go unrecognized. A simple "thank you" can go a long way in

  • AMC Commander's Fourth of July Message

    With the 233rd birthday of our great nation's independence rapidly approaching, we prepare to celebrate our freedom with family and friends. Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we have been vigilant in defending our ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Air

  • The 17-year-old windbreaker

    In 1992, I was going through what most people would refer to as a "life change." During this course of change, I joined the Air Force, got married to a wonderful woman and moved overseas for the first time. I also became a stepfather. After I married my wife Bobbi on May 4, 1992, while in technical

  • What the flag means to me

    I remember being a young boy in elementary school when every day would start out with the Pledge of Allegiance. I must have said it a million times, and I was always proud to live in a country that promised liberty and justice for all. I was proud of my country and considered myself blessed to have

  • Adding to the legacy of the American flag

    Patriotism, simply defined, is devotion to one's country. In some nations this devotion is expressed more passionately and openly than in others, but loyalty to one's homeland is a natural and common emotion. Such patriotic feeling often lies quietly within the breast of a population and may not

  • Happy to be called the ‘birth mother’s husband’

    In all of my 40 years of living, I've been called a lot of things. Over the past 10 years, however, I've had one title only a few people hold - the "birth mother's husband." I was referred to as the "birth mother's husband" this past April while attending a wedding for my wife Bobbi's "birth"

  • A reason to believe in angels

    Guardian angels are thought to be spiritual beings who are "assigned" to assist people here on Earth in various ways. Some say they interject themselves into our lives in the form of a thought that spurs us into action, or appear as a real human being to lend us a hand when we need it. Oftentimes,

  • Developing your vision

    Imagine, if you will, an adaptive training environment that sits inside a bare room. This environment can be manipulated to simulate any task; from simple to complex. With the flick of a switch or push of a button, the bare room transforms into a living, breathing, interactive experience. Sounds and