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Commentaries

  • Getting to core of innovation

    When we think of innovation, we often think of life-changing inventions that have improved our lives dramatically. Innovation, however, encompasses more than inventing something great from nothing. Innovation is often improving something that was already good or utilizing it in a novel way to

  • Article 15... Now what? Ask the ADC!

    What an Article 15 means for youArticle 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice is an avenue for commanders to provide discipline that will not result in a Federal conviction, as opposed to a courts-martial. The legal office typically advises units to engage in progressive discipline, which means

  • One team, one dream

    The wing has been working tirelessly the past several months checking and double checking self assessment programs, conducting emergency management exercises, and sharpening our deployment processes in anticipation of the upcoming inspection. However, we sometimes become so focused on our individual

  • You have the right to remain silent

    The phrase, "you have the right to remain silent" is a part of our culture. Typically we see TV detectives or police officers delivering that line to some lawbreaker who the audience knows to be guilty as handcuffs are being placed on the perpetrator's wrists. It makes for good television, but it's

  • Achieving Balance

    Achieving Balance by Lt. Col. Mary Ann Garbowski, 30th Medical Support Squadron commander.Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony--Thomas Merton Most people will find the term "achieving balance" somewhat odd. In our goal oriented lives balance does not

  • Military Voting Rates at All-Time Low -- Shame on Us

    Imagine, for a moment, that you work for Apple Inc. It's time for the company to appoint a new CEO, and you and your co-workers get to handpick your boss. All you have to do is check a box next to the name of your favorite candidate and mail it to the company. You'd do it, wouldn't you? According to

  • How good of an “Air Force” family member are you?

    The Air Force stresses the importance of taking care of your fellow Airmen and yourself; annual training and wingman days are regular reminders. The success of Air Force missions relies on all of us to play a role. Taking care of Airmen is only part of our responsibility; the other part is to be a

  • Think straight, lead great!

    On a Monday morning, I was eastbound on Florida Highway 524 headed for "The Cape." I was scheduled to present a briefing for Apollo 11 astronaut "Buzz" Aldrin and I was running late ... stuck behind a smoke bellowing, slow moving 18-wheeler. I remember thinking, "please don't take the ramp onto the

  • Teamwork carries the day

    Allow me, if you would, to talk about a certain team that I hold close -- one that has come from many different places and backgrounds, but has come together for one common goal. For those of you who know me, you may think I'm talking about the New York Yankees or the Boston Celtics. While they are

  • Finding inspiration

    One of the leading reasons my family and I love to watch the Olympic Games is because the athletes inspire us. They're amazing! Competition on this world stage takes colossal sacrifice and self-discipline, not to mention thousands and thousands of hours of practice. Take for example, USA's