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  • Is your replacement ready?

    Is your replacement ready? No, not "Are you ready" to be replaced. You're not being fired, A-76'd, or outsourced. But is your replacement ready to fill your shoes? Have you prepared your replacement for when you go on temporary duty, deploy, change station, separate, or retire? You have to because

  • Civilian service and leadership in today's Air Force

    In today's environment of downsizing and increasing dependence on efficient operations, it is crucial to focus on the Total Force and to do whatever is necessary to ensure that our Air Force is functioning efficiently and effectively. Nearly 30 percent of today's Air Force personnel resources are

  • Stay focused on what is really important

    When I was selected as a squadron commander in the Air Mobility Command, I was required to attend a week-long orientation course which provides new commanders information concerning items we should expect to encounter. The conference was full of excellent information and briefings. However, a few

  • General Findley: 'A dream worth living'

    "The best dreams happen with your eyes wide open." I once heard an announcer make that statement at a golf tournament in describing his experience in winning one of golf's major tournaments.Well after 35-plus years of active duty military service, Sandy and I have hit the "back nine." I think that

  • My significant emotional event

    Significant emotional events are the circumstances that shake us to our souls disallowing us to ever be the same again, as defined by sociologist Dr. Morris Massey.My significant emotional event took place on July 11, 2007. At the time, I was deployed in Iraq and assigned to a brand new Forward

  • To mobility Airmen and their families this Labor Day: Be proud and be safe

    For over 100 years America has celebrated Labor Day as the first Monday in September. It is a day to pause and recognize the contributions of the American worker to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our great nation. It has also evolved to include a day of rest and signifies the end of

  • New AMC command chief sends letter to Airmen

    To the Airmen of Air Mobility Command (officers, enlisted and civilians),Greetings to you from your new command chief! I am Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, and my beloved bride Debbie and I are honored and delighted to be your new "senior enlisted servants" for this amazing command. I say "servants"

  • Faithful to a proud heritage, adding to the legacy

    The young Airman sat quietly on the side of the small room observing the interrogation of a young male detainee. The Grand Forks Airman was there to ensure that the interrogators treated the detainee humanely. This was one of a myriad of similar interrogations the Airman had sat through during her

  • Airmen mirror their leaders

    Airmen often ask me, "what's the most important aspect of leadership?" Each time I'm reminded of a story by Mark Gibson, a former gymnastics coach who worked with many elite athletes and a wonderful story he told about a 15-year-old girl whose work ethic and attitude brought out the best in

  • Transformational Leadership

    Are you comfortable with change or do you cringe at the mention of the word? As a technologically dependent society, you know change is essential as technology is applied to our everyday lives and continues to rapidly advance. Change is inevitable and constant and comes from both external and