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  • How are those resolutions doing?

    We are one month into the New Year.  How are your New Year's resolutions? Mine? Well, let's just say I'm off to a mixed start. As I do most years, I made a promise to address what Google says are the top two New Year's resolutions - eat healthier and exercise more. Those two resolutions are on my

  • Who is the groundhog?

    Here we are, coming close to the time of the year that is between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, the time when warmer weather is so close, and yet so far away - cabin fever time. If we looked for the midpoint between these two junctures, it would be about February 2 according to the

  • The state of the station

    As you drove around base last year, or worked on the apron/ramp, or had a medical physical, you got to experience firsthand the fruits of a very productive construction season at the 934th Airlift Wing. In FY11 we started or completed more than 25 projects with a combined value of almost $20M. Some

  • Happy New Year everyone, and what a year 2011 was!

    I read something about new year's resolutions that made me think of how lucky I am. The article in BusinessNewsDaily said that they fail in the first 60 days of the year for three reasons: We rely on motivation only We only think big We don't realize that even positive change is uncomfortableThat

  • 934th AW Commander sends holiday greetings

    As Christmas fast approaches, I realize how busy we all can be at this timeof year with shopping, volunteering, decorating and traveling. But we shouldnever be too busy to stop for just a moment to reflect on and bethankful for our many blessings.Dawn and I are truly grateful for each andevery one

  • 9/11--never forget

    While driving to work this morning, I heard news that the Army National Guard was putting a cap on recruiting. They have too many qualified people. I know our recruiters at the 934th hit their recruiting goal early this year. People have not forgotten 9/11, people can't forget it, they don't want

  • My grandparents were heroes

    "A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world." -- Charles and Ann MorseNestled between strange holidays such as National Sewing Machine Day (Sept. 10) and National Chocolate Milk Shake Day (Sept. 12) is National Grandparent's Day, held

  • Build resilience by improving physical, social, spiritual and mental fitness

    Within Air Force Reserve Command, we have a philosophy that the best way tohandle a crisis is to prevent it from ever happening in the first place.That's why our outstanding maintenance specialists spend countless hoursensuring our aircraft are always fit to fly. Our aircrews are trained tohandle

  • Estate planning increases choices

    We've all heard the saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." This is especially true when speaking about estate planning from your survivors' perspective. What is estate planning? Estate planning is nothing more than taking steps to determine how and to whom your assets will be

  • Leading in crisis

     Have you ever felt between " a rock and a hard place?" Or if you are a mythology buff, between "Charybdis and Scylla?" The man-eating whirlpool and the six headed sea monster that terrified sailors off the Strait of Messina?Wait ....you are a reservist and therefore used to navigating two difficult