July 11, 2012 Showcase Standouts: You make us proud! Today marks the 63-day out point until the air show in September where we will be hosting the world-class USAF Thunderbird aerial demonstration team, and we couldn't be more excited as we keep working the many details associated with opening our doors to the public!Along with hosting the air show
July 3, 2012 Promoting the more difficult path As the commander of the 375th Dental Squadron, and with a career in dentistry that began more than 25 years ago, I have seen my share of patients. At times, some of these patients were in the clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of severe pain, infection, or uncontrolled bleeding. These were
July 3, 2012 Noticing the small things Today my son did something amazing. To properly illustrate I want you to either do this as I explain it or imagine it happening. He takes his right index finger and sticks it out as though he was pointing at something. Next, he takes his finger and places it in his mouth. Here comes the amazing
June 27, 2012 Farewell … connecting the dots As with so many others this summer, my family and I are headed for our next assignment--for us to Georgia--and I just wanted to take a few minutes to share some thoughts about the time we've spent here.I'm so honored and blessed to have served as your 375th AMW vice commander; it clearly is the
June 27, 2012 Good planning makes for a great vacation It's vacation time. Planning your trip is half the fun of going on vacation; it's also half the battle of making a trip successful. While some trips are extensively planned and saved for, others are spontaneous and exciting. All trips are meant for adventure, relaxation and enjoyment. By planning
June 26, 2012 The Courageous 56 When 56 courageous patriots put their signatures to a single piece of parchment 236 years ago, the course of world history changed in an instant. Although we celebrate the fourth day of July as Independence Day, it should not be lost on us that those signatures were the culmination of months of
June 20, 2012 Summertime leave schedules & Showcase Standouts! Summer can be a challenging time as we all try to take those well-earned vacations with the family yet keep the mission going each week. It can be tough to look out the window at all the kids swimming in the pool when you're in the office cranking out reports or hosting inspectors ... or holding
June 20, 2012 Requirements for hard times It is impossible to turn on the nightly news and not see that shrinking budgets lie ahead, and new and creative means to meet our organizational needs will likely have to be used. Virtually every person and organization has "requirements" for making life better and the mission to go more smoothly.
June 13, 2012 Speeding—Is it worth it? Did you know the third leading contributing factor to traffic crashes is speed? Speed is involved in approximately one out of three fatal crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That's more than 12,000 lives lost to speeding every year. Typical reasons drivers
June 13, 2012 Proud to be embarrassed in uniform Have you ever been embarrassed to be in your uniform? I have. Now before every chief on base starts typing an email to the wing commander demanding my head let me explain myself, and then let's see if some of you can remember having been there too.You see, it usually occurred when I had to stop off