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  • Managing change

    The one thing we know about change...it's constant! When change occurs, where do you look to for inspiration? For changes regarding our Air Force lives, reflecting on the Airman's Creed, AF mission, wing mission, core values or even your squadron mission can help to inspire a positive mindset.

  • Be ready for end of year purchases

    Just as we do in our private lives, most customers would like to specify the brand name or contractor they want. Unfortunately, Federal laws and regulations mandate that every acquisition be competed under "full and open competition", unless there is a justifiable reason why only one contractor or

  • Feed the children!

    Since my last blog about a year ago, 27APS has moved 276,340 pounds of humanitarian food to two different locations-Afghanistan and Haiti. That is a total of 47 standard Air Force pallets of meals that will feed hundreds of people for months. Each box contains meals made from primarily rice and

  • Moving on

    After 17 years of living in Wisconsin, I decided it was time to move on. I finished graduate school in 2010 and decided I would go where I thought my career prospects were brightest. Moving on meant many things: a new job, a new city, new friends, and certainly, a new state of mind. Looking back on

  • Father favors the carrot

    Father's Day, much like Mother's Day has spread throughout most of the world, crossing cultural and political borders. In fact, these holidays may arguably be more widespread than any other religious or secular celebrations around the globe, perhaps because, having parents is the one thing everyone

  • What's in the works around the base?

    The last couple years have seen the 934 Airlift Wing construction budget slashed due to the fiscal constraints within the Department of Defense. However we have received some funding, and in this Blog I will attempt to briefly summarize what is happening in construction on-base today, and what we

  • Memorial Day--celebrating what's great about America

    Memorial Day is time for all of us to gather with our loved ones to celebrate what is great about America. It is also a time for us to honor those known and unknown Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Patriots who have served in defense of our great country so that generations of people can

  • Don't self-eliminate

    Don't self-eliminate. What does the colonel mean? Well in simple terms, be as prepared as you can be for the next promotion, assignment or course. I hope by now most of you are realizing that promotions, developmental education and some courses or assignments are becoming extremely competitive. I

  • The enlisted flyer

    Vernon Burge, Maynard Smith, Archibald Mathies, John Levitow, and Chuck Yeager are all famous Air Force figures. What do they all have in common? They were all enlisted flyers. Some of the aforementioned were pilots, gunners, flight engineers and loadmasters, but all were flying sergeants.One of the

  • Family readiness for everyone

    What does Family Readiness mean to you? Does it mean your family is ready for a deployment? Does it mean being financially stable? Maybe it means being ready for change? What would you think if someone told you that you may not be as ready as you thought you were?Contrary to what some may believe,