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Commentaries

  • Why History and Heritage Matters

    During my high school years, our football team had a sign above the locker room door that we’d touch prior to going out on the field. The sign exhorted us to “Add To Tradition,” listing all the state championships and playoff appearances that prior teams at the school had achieved. Touching the

  • Taking a hard look at yourself as a leader

    Most employees are striving to get to the next grade and aspire to perform at a level that will enable them to move up the ladder and eventually become a leader. In some instances, leaders are placed in supervisory roles much sooner than expected or prior to achieving the skillsets necessary to

  • I'm not an astronaut, but I make the mission

    I can understand how some may look at the career fields within the military and wonder why those jobs exist. In fact, I have wondered this many times in the past myself. I have been in the military for 14 months; this includes my time in Basic Military Training and Technical Training. So, needless

  • Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation week kicks off

    The Air Force Medical Service is recognizing the Biomedical Sciences Corps with the BSC Appreciation week, which is designated from January 23-27, 2017.  The BSC is the most diverse corps in the medical services.  The BSC dates back to 1917 when the Sanitary Corps was established to address

  • Leadership – A Perspective

    Leadership is certainly an age old topic that continues to be a source of great debate, even for its very definition on how leadership is even defined. Pick your favorite leadership book of choice or inquire with those in your leadership chain, and you’re bound to gain a different perspective from

  • The ADC is your ally

    I find myself in a unique position in the job that I currently hold in the military. Two years ago, I received an assignment to be the defense paralegal at the office of the Area Defense Counsel here at Buckley Air Force Base. After cross-training from the weather career field many moons ago, I

  • Inspire Strength

    Inspire. Strength.Two simple words that have come to dominate the center of my leadership philosophy.We all have encountered no shortage of buzz words or fancy theories throughout our time to help us solve our problems and conquer our challenges. Yet, I found these two simple words a long time ago

  • What it means to serve: A holiday reflection

    Every year, as my family and I prepare for the holiday season, I find myself reflecting on the things that I’m thankful for. Sometimes I’m able to accomplish this reflection with greater clarity than others, but nevertheless, I try to really think about the things that matter the most in my life.As

  • Water Quality & Quantity – Why We Should Care and Who’s Downstream?

    As residents of Colorado, we all have a unique responsibility to protect the quality of our waterways. Nineteen other states and parts of Mexico rely on receiving water from Colorado for such purposes as drinking, irrigation and recreation. Our actions, whether good or bad, will consequently affect

  • Leader of the pack

    The position of a leader is essentially going to be a part of every aspect of your life. If you think long and hard, you are a leader to someone. Whether you are a commander, supervisor, father, mother, brother or a sister, you are an example and that makes you a leader in someone’s eyes. The