April 25, 2012 Building strategic relationships Some of us may be very good at organizing our time. Our schedules might be filled up to the minute with meetings, events and taskings that come our way. But, how many of us schedule time for building strategic relationships?Each week as we tackle the mission, report our progress or complete
April 18, 2012 Initiatives, activities and recognition! This is another busy week at Scott AFB! For starters, I'm attending Spring Rally, AMC's senior leadership conference where we're unveiling the much-discussed "My Communities" Facebook application, created by members of our very own 375th Communications Squadron. The app is titled "MyMC2." It draws
April 18, 2012 Putting family first ensures resilient Airmen An Airman is a focused, effective and resilient warrior when he is part of a family and community, and knows that his family will be cared for whether he is at home or deployed. Warrior culture in our service builds the foundation that drives us to overcome great challenges to get the mission done.
April 18, 2012 Motorcycle safety keeps rider from bugging out It was a warm day outside, not a cloud in the sky, no wind gust and very little traffic on Interstate-55 North heading toward Springfield, Ill. I was riding a Suzuki GF500F, enjoying the scenery. I couldn't ask for a better day to ride my motorcycle and visit some friends for the weekend.The day
April 18, 2012 Green Perspective: Napa Valley in Missouri’s backyard Did you know that Missouri has its own version of Napa Valley just across the Missouri River from St. Louis? It is known as the Augusta wine region, about an hour drive from Scott Air Force Base. The Augusta region is an authentic wine appellation and is one of the oldest wine making regions in the
April 11, 2012 Keep developing our culture of fitness As we prepare for the several changes of command that will be happening throughout our wing this spring and early summer, I'd like to take a few moments to ensure that we're all continuing to develop and cultivate our culture of fitness.This is an important area of focus for all of us, but
April 11, 2012 My personal mantra: take it seriously, work as a team, have a good time It was "0-dark-thirty," March 14, 2000, my first day of officer's training at Gunter Annex Montgomery, Ala. A few weeks prior, I had been in Rabbinical School in Jerusalem and did my swearing-in at the U.S. Defense Attaché's office in Tel Aviv, Israel. And here I was now, no longer studying tomes of
April 4, 2012 Undercover boss! If you've ever seen the show "Undercover Boss" then you've seen a very interesting social experiment as CEOs of various companies go undercover to work and get their hands dirty on the frontlines of their industry.Most of these undercover bosses want to find out how well their company is operating
April 4, 2012 Start with why As our Department of Defense continues to be subjected to budget cuts, we will continue to find ourselves doing more with less. Our efforts to do the best that we can, and are expected to do in this already resource constrained environment will continue to result in long, tiring and thankless
March 28, 2012 Here’s to another great week at Scott AFB! Spring is my favorite time of year and so I say "Here's to another great week at Scott AFB!" The weather is perfect, our base is looking fantastic with the bursts of color all over, and we're definitely seeing our activity level pick up!First, I'd like to congratulate all the men and women who