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  • What's your legacy?

    My husband and I were at dinner a few weeks ago and we were discussing my retirement. He asked me, "What's your legacy?" As I get ready to retire after 30 years in the Air Force, I started reflecting. Dictionary.com defines legacy as "anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or

  • A Salute To Veterans

    Throughout history America and our allies have fought, not for land or conquest, but for principles of liberty, equality and human dignity. Our freedom has been bought with a price, and we stand on the shoulders of giants--our veterans. Today our country and its allies depend on the commitment of

  • Heroes among us

    Vignette #1A shell burst inside the B-17, Flying Fortress cabin, peppering Capt. Jay Zeamer with hot shrapnel breaking his leg. Despite the injuries and blood loss, Capt. Zeamer remained at the controls through another 40 minutes of air battle until the fuel starved Zeroes returned to base. Only

  • Ready, set, compliant, go

    What exactly does it mean to be really ready? We are routinely afforded opportunities to demonstrate our readiness to external visiting higher headquarters inspection teams. One key measurement of an organization's readiness is its ability to demonstrate compliance. An important question we should

  • Are You Ready?

    The word "ready" can be interpreted a lot of different ways. Just ask anyone who's ever waited for someone who said they were ready -- except for one more thing they need to do. Most of us tend to assume the cost of not being ready in our personal lives is merely a matter of inconvenience. However,

  • Tips for your journey to becoming a more effective professional

    As a relatively new member of the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment team, I recently had the opportunity to share with a group of our branch leaders the philosophy I follow as a professional Airman.Here are the tips I shared with them to help in their journey to becoming a more

  • September 11th -- Never forget (part 3)

    At the time of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, I was a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines, based out of New York City. That morning, I was at the John F. Kennedy Air Port in a meeting, which began at 8 a.m. Our meeting got interrupted and we turned on the news at 9 a.m., right after the first

  • September 11th -- Never Forget (Part 2)

    When discussing 9/11, the most common question among Americans is "Where were you?" My answer, most often in silence, is "I was there."I was at the Pentagon, September 11, 2001-- Room 5e229 to be specific. Those familiar with the Pentagon will know that equates to room 229 on the fifth and top floor

  • September 11th -- Never forget (Part 1)

    I look at my life as a sound track -- and a song that describes my life during the 9/11 terrorist attacks would be 'Where were you when the World Stopped Turning' by Alan Jackson.I remember it very clearly. I was stationed at Lajes AB, Azores-Portugal. It was September 11, 2001 about 1 p.m. local

  • Is it my right?

    Back during the days of the Napoleonic Wars, England needed able-bodied men to fight its conflicts. It was common practice to search out the pubs in the early morning hours for drunks--who would be piled into carts and hauled down to the ships in port. Many a sailors became an able-bodied seaman by