April 29, 2009 Enjoy the journey In 1983, college professor William Least Heat-Moon published his instant classic "Blue Highways: a Journey into America", which chronicled his 13,000 mile journey along the U.S. back roads in a beat up old van. Steering clear of the major cities and interstates, Mr. Moon toured 38 states along the
April 22, 2009 Unsung heroes Irena Sendler, a 5-foot pistol of a woman, defied the Nazi regime and risked her life to save more than 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. She was a Polish Catholic social worker who smuggled children out of the Ghetto during 1940-42 and into the care of many Christian families, convents,
April 22, 2009 In the shadow of darkness Rounding the bend in the river I could barely make out the bank as I slowly paddled my pirogue between fallen trees and stumps. The rain was coming down much harder now and the occasional flash of lightning would provide intermittent glimpses of what lay in my path. The pirogue was a project my dad
April 15, 2009 Leadership traits from the founding father During the Revolution, George Washington was one day riding by a group of soldiers who did not know him. They were busily engaged in raising a beam to the top of some military works. It was a difficult task and often the corporal's voice could be heard shouting, "Now you have it! All Ready!
April 15, 2009 At the crossroads During our lives we are all presented with choices, small and large. Most of these choices go unnoticed throughout our daily activities. We encounter choices such as our level of work production--fast, slow, conscientious or carefree--moods we portray--friendly, sad, mad or cheerful--how we respond
April 8, 2009 A Back-to-Basics Focus for Safety Today we are taking time out from our normal duties to review our back-to-basics approach to safety issues. This comes on the heels of some significant flight mishaps throughout Air Mobility Command that led the commander to direct a Back-to-Basics safety down day so each of the wings will focus on
April 8, 2009 We’ve all had our moments As I sat down to write this article, I contemplated how I would start. In the background a song was playing by Emerson Drive, and it hit me. What sums up mentorship to me are the words of this song; "I've had my moments, days in the sun, moments, I was second to none, when I knew I did things I
April 1, 2009 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 to build strategic relationships? Each week as we tackle the mission, report our progress or complete
April 1, 2009 Earth Week should be a lifestyle In less than a month, we'll be celebrating Earth Week. It all started April 22, 1970, when 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. It was a time when cities were buried under their own smog and polluted rivers caught fire. Now Earth Day is celebrated annually around the
March 25, 2009 ORI prep goes into full swing As soon as the wing ended its first mobility exercise of 2009 late last week, 25 members of our team flew up to Minneapolis Friday to meet with Guard and Reserve members who will be teaming-up with us for the Operational Readiness Inspection in March 2010. For the ORI, 300 members of the 375th