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  • Join us at a jam-packed Air Fest event

    Our largest community event featuring eight hours of non-stop excitement is right around the corner. Air Fest 2007 will take place here Sept. 2. This year's event, hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, will be jam-packed with flying demonstrations, live music, food and fun for all. This event

  • Discipline starts with supervisor setting standards

    Your commander calls you on the phone and says he wants to talk to you about Airman Snuffy. Your mind starts racing at 200 miles per hour because you remember last week you had to counsel him on being to work on time. Now what? As a supervisor in the Air Force, we are required to know, set,

  • Deployments: keeping Airmen, families in our prayers

    Many of our Airmen have deployed to ensure the safety of our nation and its citizens. In addition to the 13th fighter squadron, Airmen from maintenance, security forces and the logistics readiness squadrons are also deployed. Some of these Airmen recently returned home and in September we'll see the

  • Airman's Roll Call: Test bases lead way to streamline services

    As Air Force leaders continue to shape the Air Force for the future, organizations within the Air Force have to find more efficient ways of doing business. In this spirit, six Air Force test bases are merging their services and mission support squadrons. Through this merger, the organizations will

  • Airmen feedback and evaluation

    One of the most important roles Air Force supervisors and rating officials have is to provide honest feedback and accurate assessments of the Airmen they lead. The professional development of these Airmen and our necessity to target individuals for career progression depends on this. With the

  • Meeting challenges while remembering family, friends

    Last week the 35th Fighter Wing met the challenges of our IRRE (Initial Response Readiness Exercise). We put our game faces on and quickly mobilized troops for our deployment to a simulated contingency. Our Airmen were right on target as they worked hard to expedite people and equipment to a wartime

  • Integrity: Is Your Word Your Bond?

    Integrity, this word is often thrown around as a catch-phase during Airmen Leadership School graduations or Dining-In Ceremonies to inspire and motivate audiences, but do we really understand this term. We often think about integrity as doing the right thing even when no one else is looking, which

  • Stress, mental health, and suicide prevention

    As Airmen fight terrorism in the far corners of the world, the sacrifices asked of them and their families have increased significantly. These sacrifices have been accepted with courage and valor, and I am very proud of their contributions both at home and abroad. Nevertheless, under such

  • Education: essential to professional, personal development

    Over the years, Air Force leaders have placed increasing emphasis on the importance of education for the professional and personal development of all Airmen. Through base education centers and the Air Force Virtual Education Center, or AFVEC, the Airmen have countless educational benefits right at

  • What fitness means to me...in simple terms

    Leadership, whether in a family, at work, or on a sports team, is best represented by one who is morally, intellectually, and physically fit. Being morally fit involves following rules, creating conditions for success, doing things right, and doing the right things. Intellectual fitness is enhanced