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  • Scandal has lessons for Airmen

    Last week, Jonathan Martin, an offensive lineman on the Miami Dolphins football team, walked out and quit the team due to a perceived hostile work environment which was allegedly characterized by demeaning and racially-biased communications and financial extortion by at least one team captain, and

  • Quality of rituals determines quality of life

    I've been on a quest the past year to identify and highlight simple success strategies that, if followed, will increase career success.Where does one start on the path to becoming successful?Some would say, "habits," but it goes farther than that. Habits are repeatable actions that we don't think

  • Standards don't change off duty

    Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do are core values that Air Force Airmen live by. Although these are important values for the Air Force, every base has their own principles that are essential to accomplishing the mission.Brig. Gen. Glen VanHerck, 7th Bomb Wing

  • Civilian vs. military justice system: how they compare

    When I was in high school, before I learned that the military even had lawyers, I believed commanders imposed punishment on the spot without so much as attempting to get the other side of the story. I blame television! I now know that was totally wrong. But, in my own defense, I let myself be misled

  • Excuses don't burn calories

    I never thought working out could change someone's life, but it has changed mine. My entire life I'd always been thin, I'd never had to diet or exercise and I could eat whatever I wanted; that is, until I had a baby. I did almost everything by the book. I cut out junk food, ate my fruits and

  • Take a stand: End domestic violence

    There was a trail of thrown objects throughout the home, to include children's toys and broken glass everywhere. The house was nicely decorated with family photos covering walls and wedding ceremony mementos on shelves and tables. I didn't expect that.Domestic Violence - it's a serious, yet

  • Sexual assault: the human cost

    The Air Force Academy is committed to preventing, deterring and prosecuting sexual assault in its ranks.Sexual assault is a crime and is unacceptable. It is incompatible with our core values, it is harmful to our people and it makes us less effective in the Air Force's mission. We cannot succeed in

  • Saving energy: it all adds up

    As we face budget uncertainty and rising energy costs, we need your help, our Mobility Airmen, to find innovative ways to reduce energy costs on the ground and in the air.Across the Air Force Airmen are continually thinking about ways to reduce energy use and to bring down costs. Although October is

  • Why you don't want to 'ride lightning'

    "Taser! Taser! Taser!" said the officer, right before every muscle in my body contracted and I experienced the worst physical pain imaginable.I would do anything humanly possible to avoid ever feeling the stun gun's voltage coursing through my body again.Every 87th Security Forces Squadron member

  • Taking charge requires balance between lessons, reality

    The principles of leadership are at the forefront of our society and the demand for it has never been greater. At every turn, we are confronted with examples of leadership successes or failures. We hear it in the media, we read about it in print and we discuss it in personal conversations.The