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  • November: Native American Heritage Month

    Native American Heritage month first began as a proposal passed in 1915, stating there should be an American Indian Day to honor the first Americans. Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y, proposed a special day during which

  • Leadership Lessons from Real Medical Dramas

    Unless you live under a rock, you have probably watched a medical drama. If not, let me bring you up to speed. In a medical drama there is one or more young medical students that are followed through a long story arc. The students are initially hilarious in their naiveté, always stumbling, making

  • Teamwork: Built on trust

    Some years ago, in my time as a professional military education instructor, I encountered the concept of the elements of a healthy team spirit. While the PME curriculum is a bit different today, the concept still holds true. The elements are basic, but have far-reaching impacts. They also explain,

  • Lessons learned from judge advocate

    It has been more than a year since I became the Staff Judge Advocate for the 460th Space Wing. While learning the missions of the 460th Space Wing, our mission partners and tenant units, daily I gain more respect for the dedication and caliber of the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines assigned to

  • Leadership and Parenthood

    Have you ever been with a supervisor and heard these words, “Let me tell you what the kids at work did today?” Most know the “kids at work” refers to the leader’s subordinates. Why do we call them kids instead of Airmen or some other general term? I think one of the reasons is because much like

  • Family, Friends and Health

    In today’s Air Force every career field is under stress due to the high-operations tempo and low-manning levels. Here at Buckley AFB the situation is no different. The 460th Operations Group is consistently providing missile warning and has a global impact. The 460th Medical Group provides

  • Focusing on people: Command Chief for a day

    As an airman first class, I don’t really get to see anything from the perspective of my superiors. It’s easy to see things in regard to how they affect me and what I can do to make my job easier and better, but it’s also easy to place blame on those of higher rank when I feel that they are not doing

  • How sharp is your ax

    Over the weekend, I was watching a military movie placed in World War II. A squad of soldiers were sent out to find another soldier whose only surviving brother had been killed in combat. As you can imagine, the complaining from the soldiers picked for the search was instantaneous and graphic.

  • Down time

    I recently returned from my vacation and my main focus while I had my down time, like many of you, was my family. As Airmen we have jobs that are demanding and at times requires us to make sacrifices that takes us away from our family to ensure the mission never fails and protect our Nation’s

 

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