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  • Officer’s momentary neophobia cured with quotes

    Two of my downfalls are that I've always had a smart mouth that got me in trouble. I also tend to quote people or clichés. Sometimes I multi-task and I quote people with clichés using my smart aleck attitude. As such, I love quotes and clichés. One of my favorites is, "Things do not change; we

  • From firing rifles to shooting Canons

    After ten years of being an AF Security Forces Specialist I decided to change careers and try my hand at photojournalism. Although I had plenty of experience with photography, blogging was about the closest to journalism I ever got. As a security forces member I was responsible for defending the

  • Aerial Port gets it done through Denton

    We finally got it done. The 27APS has been trying to move two fire trucks and two ambulances from Volk Field, Wis. to Managua, Nicaragua since July, and we finally got a C-5 to haul it. Why would we be moving fire trucks and ambulances to South America? It's all donated humanitarian cargo that has

  • Privacy, politeness in politics please, thank you!

    "The fact is, it's rare that etiquette disappears altogether ... Instead, etiquette adapts." Anna Post (great-great-granddaughter of etiquette expert, Emily Post)I have a love-hate relationship with election years. I love that my vote counts toward choosing a new president, congressional delegate or

  • Several strategies available for conflict management

    There are several strategies we can choose from when in conflict situations: · Forcing - using formal authority or other power that you possess to satisfy your concerns without regard to the concerns of the party that you are in conflict with. · Accommodating - allowing the other party to satisfy

  • Defense Travel System--why use it?

    By now, most of you should be aware of our recent transition to the Defense Travel System for travel arrangements, voucher processing, and payment. And, I'm sure many of you have asked why we, the Air Force Reserve, are moving our travel voucher processing from our current Reserve Travel System to

  • RAMs provide vital part of security posture

    Since the tragedy of Sept. 11, bombing of public transportation system in London, the on-going situations in Iraq and Afghanistan and recent bombings in Syria, there are thousands of people who think we are unable to prevent these horrible acts of senseless violence; however, there are many ways to

  • Getting psyched up for the ORI

    While at a martial arts camp in the remote woods of northernmost Wisconsin, I reflected on the wonders of man and nature. Doing this made me think of the writings of Joseph Campbell, author of "The Power of Myth". Campbell, an American mythologist, writer and lecturer was known for his comparative

  • Dieters Unite: Give your calories to those less fortunate

    I'm hungry. It's 11:30 a.m., as I sit at my desk writing this column. I am really famished.  You know, just the normal kind of hungry when you skip a meal or go on a diet. My hunger is self-induced because, ugh, I am on a diet (as I have been for the better part of a decade). I grew up in a poor

  • Reserve obligation starts with employer communication

    In any relationship, it's important to have open lines of communication. That's particularly true for Citizen Airmen when they deal with their civilian employers.When you are going to be away from your civilian job for military service, you are required by law to notify your employer before starting