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  • COMPACAF Commentary

    Fellow PACAF Airmen, Eva-Marie and I are excited to be back in the Pacific--a place we have been previously assigned and enjoy greatly. We deeply appreciate the warm welcome. The Pacific is a place of vital interest to our Nation and Air Force and will continue to grow in importance. I am certain

  • Some personal reflections on the Airman's Creed

    I'd like to spend a few minutes with you making some personal observations on The Airman's Creed. I hope you're getting familiar with it, because it is a wonderful standard for us to follow. I'll make my observations one section at a time, and then conclude with some final thoughts. Section 1:   I

  • Giving credit to our families as our greatest Wingman

    We are already rolling into December--the year has just flown by. When I reflect on my achievements for this year and my goals for next--I can't help but think about my family and the support they have given me. Looking at the sacrifices we have to make as military members--the moves, the hours, and

  • Loyalty is integral to everything we do

    Loyalty is integral to everything we do by Lt. Col. Don Fuller 8th Operations Support Squadron commander 11/20/2007 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- To whom do you give your loyalty? What is loyalty and how does it affect you and our Air Force? As I began to contemplate the concept of loyalty, I

  • Think for yourself or someone will do it for you

    I was seven years old. My brother must have been 10. I want to establish that up front before I go further, because the following doesn't reflect favorably on either of us. We lived on a mountainside in Colorado. One day we were out exploring the rock formations and forest on the hillside below our

  • Thanks for all you do

    As the 607th Air Intelligence Group commander, it's not always easy to keep people focused on the mission and to maintain morale. Sometimes in the monotony of day-to-day operations, exercises and taskings, we lose our focus and forget the value of what we do for our nation. Without this larger

  • Veterans Day...gratitude to those who serve

    As Veterans Day approaches, we will undoubtedly read numerous messages from our Department of Defense and Air Force leadership. These messages of gratitude for your service to our great country are well deserved. With the ongoing war on terror, the sacrifices made by all those in uniform have been

  • NCOs: Heritage shaping our horizon

    As part of the Heritage to Horizons program, I had the good fortune to meet some incredible Airmen who are a walking historical record of our past 60 years as an independent service. These men are aces and Airmen warriors like Lt. Col. Harold Fischer, the Korean War's only double-ace, and Buzz

  • Dealing with breast cancer more than meets the eye

    October was breast cancer awareness month and for me this year things have hit home. When something affects you or a loved one you tend to be more aware, you research, you study, you question and overall you learn. My mother, who is only 46 years old, found out this June that she has breast cancer.

  • Adaptability: A cornerstone of success

    I belong to a flexible and responsive workforce, ready and able to deploy to protect the theater and nation's interests. Regardless of one's world view or spiritual perspective, most would agree that we, as individuals, are affected by forces external to us. These forces include subordinates,