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  • Don't settle for just finishing the job

    Some time ago, I read a short story about the trials and tribulations suffered by the designers and builders of the Brooklyn Bridge. This is a great story that illustrates determination and pride in one's accomplishments. The title of this story was "The test of a first-rate work is that you finish

  • Health and wellness is key to readiness

    During the month of May the PACAF Resilient Warrior Initiative theme is Health and Wellness. The human weapon system is the most important and complex weapon system in our inventory. Your health and wellness is essential to our readiness and requires daily maintenance to reach peak performance and

  • Major Richard Bong Air and Space Operations Center Stands Ready

    There's a new weapon system in the Pacific theater. It's not the C-17 or the F-22. I'm talking about the 613th Air and Space Operations Center (AOC). The 613th AOC evolved from the former provisional Kenney Warfighting Headquarters in October 2006 when 13th Air Force became a component numbered Air

  • Strong Families

    This month's PACAF Resilient Warrior theme is Strong Families. Each of us has people in our lives that are important to us and we all need help at times, whether it is from family, significant others, friends, or coworkers. Building strong families takes time, patience, and commitment. Since most

  • A fireman's story

    You never think it could happen to you. According to the National Fire Protection Association, candles are becoming an increasingly prevalent cause of home fires. Candles start fires in more than 18,000 homes and the numbers are rising every year. According to the National Candle Association, seven

  • Set goals high, convince others, win big

    Think about this; have you ever flown a kite and been concerned that once it is airborne, you have little control of where it is going? The wind dictates how high and in what direction your kite will fly. You just let it loose and give it more string as wind conditions dictate. I compare this

  • Torres tackles tough times

    Many of you are probably noticing some subtle (and some not so subtle) changes going on at Hickam AFB. The grass doesn't seem to be getting cut as much as it used to, some services have been cut back a bit, some services previously free now carry a small fee. And some of these changes are probably

  • Our responsibility as U.S. Airmen

    The Air Force of the United States of America possesses the most destructive, fast, far reaching military capability in the world. Such potentially devastating power demands the highest levels of responsibility and commitment by every U.S. Air Force Airman. The president of the United States relies

  • More to dental health than just brushing

    Everyone knows how to brush their teeth; the question is do we actually remember being taught? Most people assume that tooth brushing is an inborn trait that doesn't require instruction. Simply moving the brush around on the teeth won't cut it. Truth is most people are doing it wrong and, as