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  • “Make it so” with AFSO21 and “Engage” in 2012!

    "Make it so," an iconic 24th century quote by Star Trek: The Next Generation's Captain Jean-Luc Picard, commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Picard would say this after a collective decision or suggestion was offered on how to get out of a serious situation or how to improve mission effectiveness.

  • Pay it forward

    As the year begins and I reflect back on what we here at Misawa have been through last year, I must say I'm extremely proud to be an American Airman. To me, the thing that sticks out most is how giving we are to those around us. Everywhere I turn I see someone volunteering to help those in need.I

  • Training with the Royal New Zealand Air Force

    It's 6 a.m. and I've just been assigned to a Royal New Zealand Air Force team. We were given a timed task to build an underwater cage with basic materials while treading water in less than 20 minutes. The next thing I know I'm in the back of an off-road truck traveling up a mountain. We arrived at a

  • Holiday greetings from PACAF leaders

    The holiday season is here again - this past year really "Flew by!" It's certainly fitting to pass a huge "Thank You" to our PACAF Airmen and their families...thank you for all you do in the PACOM region and around the world.The season always provides us the time to reflect on the truly amazing

  • Holiday greetings from PACAF leaders

    The holiday season is here again - this past year really "Flew by!" It's certainly fitting to pass a huge "Thank You" to our PACAF Airmen and their families...thank you for all you do in the PACOM region and around the world.The season always provides us the time to reflect on the truly amazing

  • 70th Anniversary Attack on Oahu

    Today marks the 70th anniversary of the December 7, 1941, attacks on Oahu. It is important that we take a moment to reflect and remember this seminal event in our nation's history. December 7th is the day that lives in infamy. It is the day we got caught with our guard down. And it was tragic, to be

  • COMMENTARY: 70th Anniversary Attack on Oahu

    Today marks the 70th anniversary of the December 7, 1941, attacks on Oahu. It is important that we take a moment to reflect and remember this seminal event in our nation's history. December 7th is the day that lives in infamy. It is the day we got caught with our guard down. And it was tragic, to be

  • Legacy, Foundation, Destiny

    Almost five months ago when I took command of the 354th Operations Group, I said to the Airmen gathered for the event that our Air Force was going to change in the coming months and years. In a speech I expected no one to remember, I mentioned our coming fiscal constraints and challenged us to view

  • "Don't Settle"

    Twenty Seven. A non-descript number, a multiple of 3 and 9, somebody's jersey number, maybe your age; or for me, the number of years I've been in this incredible Air Force. I say that I've been in for 27 years to let you know my experience to the great changes we've undergone as we continue to

  • Veterans: from Ardennes to Alaska's Site Summit

    Imagine how cold it must have been ... working on the top of a mountain in Alaska, living in a wooden barracks shuddering under the gusts of high winds, blanketed in heavy snow. For more than 20 years, the Soldiers of the 1-43 Air Defense Artillery Battalion stood their cold and lonely posts on the