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  • Priority three: building partnerships

    Editor's note: This is No. 3 of 5 articles in a series highlighting the priorities of the 86th Airlift Wing.Strengthen and leverage partnerships with Air Force, joint and international partners. The third of our wing's priorities directs us to embrace the synergy that comes from forming dynamic

  • Check your attitude, then check it again

    I am a new commander here in the 86th AW, and I learn something new every day about the great mission of this wing, its many different tenants and the many missions on our installation. The work being accomplished by so many is nothing short of amazing and your contribution is vital to the success

  • Priority two: Professional development

    Develop Professional Airmen...Warriors, Leaders. The second or our Wing's priority's drives us to develop a lifestyle in which we constantly work to improve ourselves. This is at the heart of our Air Force Core Value "Excellence In All We Do," and at the personal level it states "Military

  • Priority one: Readiness

    Baseball great Yogi Berra once said: "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going because you might not get there." Where is our wing going? Do you know?Brig. Gen. C.K. Hyde and wing senior leaders recently refined our wing's priorities to better align with our mission and

  • Grow organizations through core group discussion

    "Airmen make the mission happen."Senior leaders have echoed this sentiment time and again to show their appreciation for what Airmen do on a daily basis. With the ever changing face of the Air Force, this sentiment has never been more important than it is today!In recent years, the Air Force has

  • 'Airman Culture:' Lifelong Lessons

    Often in our day-to-day communications, we hear about the "Airman Culture" and how we should embody it. But what does that mean exactly and how do we develop it? The withdrawal of combat forces from Iraq and the drawdown in Afghanistan signal the beginning of a new chapter for America. It is vital

  • Pushing to the point of exhaustion: who does it benefit?

    Why do we push ourselves to the point of exhaustion?Some exercise and others push themselves for an adrenalin rush.On July 27, we did it for charity. The EventThe Viking Challenge is a 24-hour walk/run-a-thon where participants raised money to help benefit the Fisher House in Landstuhl, Germany.I

  • Thank you and carry on

    As both an Airman and a commander, I have witnessed and taken part in countless change of command ceremonies. With each ceremony, I am struck with the symbolism and transitions that take place with the passing of the colors, the formation of the troops, and the first and final salutes.Team

  • Readiness -- an operational imperative

    "Train like you fight." As Airmen, we are familiar with this saying, but it is more than a "bumper sticker" -- it is literally life or death in war fighting. The world remains a dangerous place and Airmen delivering combat power from air, space and cyberspace will increasingly be called upon to fly,

  • My job is prosecuting sexual assault

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting