23 Mar 2016

Betting for bragging rights a March Madness best bet

March Madness is well underway, and employees in offices throughout the country are undoubtedly engaging in (mostly) good-natured trash talk, debating whose bracket is most accurate. Usually, once they are already in the thick of things is when someone will stop and ask, almost as an afterthought, "Hey, is this legal?"That is when our office

23 Mar 2016

Q&A pt. VII: Paternity Policy, Ops Tempo, Communications, and Facilities/Projects, Promotion System, and Funding

Last week, I ran the sixth in a series of "Q&A" articles, which are in response to questions asked during my last Commander's Call. This is the seventh article in the series. I'll be posting the responses to all of the questions on a Sharepoint site for future access and review. Please keep the questions coming!PATERNITY POLICYCan fathers get out

16 Mar 2016

Q&A pt. VI: New Visiting Quarters, Delays at the Gates, Childcare Development Center, Urinalysis Tests, Parking Spots and Road Repair, Restaurants on Base, Base Pool and Disc Golf, and Charter Cable

Last week, I ran the fifth in a series of "Q&A" articles, which are in response to questions asked during a previous Commander's Call. This is the sixth article in the series. I'll be posting the responses to all of the questions on a Sharepoint site for future access and review. Please keep the questions coming!NEW VISITING QUARTERSWhen is the new

16 Mar 2016

B–O–U–N–C–E! Develop, maintain resilience to achieve success

Resilience!?We hear about this constantly, often as achieved through balancing the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness; that is, the pillars of Mental Fitness, Physical Fitness, Spiritual Fitness and Social Fitness.But what is resilience really? Is it something innate, something learned; something only applicable in times of stress?There

10 Mar 2016

Q&A pt. V: Wing Morale Events, Dorm Policy, Personnel/Discrimination, 375th Security Forces Squadron Vehicles, Food Transformation, Shiloh and Belleville Gate Augmentees, FamCamp Rental Fees, Wifi Access, Base Track Stadium Lights, and Medical Facilities

Last week, I ran the fourth in a series of "Q&A" articles, which are in response to questions asked during my last Commander's Call.This is the fifth article in the series. I'll be posting the responses to all of the questions on a Sharepoint site for future access and review.Please keep the questions coming!WING MORALE EVENTSWill there be more

3 Mar 2016

Leadership requires balance

That is an easy question, right? I am sure the average person ponders over just this type of question for hours in between Walking Dead episodes.Let's try something a little more specific and perhaps easier to answer: What is my leadership philosophy, and why?While this is purely an academic exercise, its timing is meaningful as it will address

3 Mar 2016

Q&A pt. IV: Installation Security, Installation and Mission Support Center, 24/7 Access to the James Gym, Lincoln's Landing Pedestrian Gate, Professional Development, NCO Induction Ceremony, C-130 on the Flight Line, Email Transition, Chiropractic Appoin

Last week, I ran the third in a series of "Q&A" articles, which are in response to questions asked during my last Commander's Call. This is the fourth article in the series. I'll be posting the responses to all of the questions on a Sharepoint site for future access and review. Please keep the questions coming!INSTALLATION SECURITYHave there been

24 Feb 2016

Q&A pt. III: Medical, Exercise Physiologist, Infrastructure, and Food Options

Last week, I ran the second in a series of "Q&A" articles, which are in response to questions asked during my last Commander's Call.This is the third article in the series. I'll be posting the responses to all of the questions on a Sharepoint site for future access and review. Please keep the questions coming!MEDICALAre there any plans for

23 Feb 2016

Q&A pt. II: Installation Policies/Facilities, Morale, and Personnel Issues and Professional Development

Last week I ran the first in a series of "Q&A" articles, which are in response to questions asked during my last Commander's Call. This is the second article in the series. I'll be posting the responses to all of the questions on a Sharepoint site for future access and review. Please keep the questions coming!INSTALLATION POLICIES / FACILITIESWhy

11 Feb 2016

Q&A pt. I: Quality of Life, Infrastructure, Leadership, and Community

During my last Commander's Call, 375th AMW Airmen used a smart phone application called "Presentain" to submit questions (anonymously) about any topic on their minds. I received hundreds of questions and have been providing answers to many of them through wing-wide emails and now in the base paper. I'll post the responses to all of the questions on