Commentaries

  • Healthcare is not just your doctor's responsibility

    When was the last time you went to see your primary care manager when you were not sick? If you are like 80 percent of the U.S. population, you only saw your doctor because you were sick and wanted to alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms. Our society has gotten into a paradigm that is more reactive

  • Families the reason we Rock the mission

    Last week I had the honor of attending the Air Education and Training Command commander's and chief's conference. Events such as these give leaders a chance to hear about issues affecting Airmen throughout AETC and the Air Force. We are able to share ideas on what we're doing right and find new ways

  • Standards ... a slow fade

    Recently the Air Force announced the results of its investigation surrounding the inadvertent loading of nuclear-tipped cruise missiles on B-52s at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. To those of us entrusted to serve our nation and protect our way of life, if the story weren't true, we would find it so

  • Can you hear me now?

    Can you hear me now? We all love that commercial of the dude with the classic glasses and his cell phone roaming about the country. Unfortunately, we have to remember that the Department of Defense, the Air Force and your insurance agency don't want you to try that in your car! One of the

  • Are you ready - personally?

    What a great exercise! We demonstrated our team's ability to respond to real-world taskings, prepare to launch hundreds to support the nation's on-going war effort and validated our ability to survive and operate in a hostile environment. Well done! Now ask yourself: Are you ready - personally?

  • Share some of your riches

    You are rich! Yes, you are. You may not think so, but let me throw some numbers at you. According to globalrichlist.com, if your annual income is $15,616.80 per year, you are in the top 12.1 percent of the richest people in the world. Any guess what an E-1 makes per year? Yup ... $15,616.80. Our

  • Putting the “combat” in Combat Airlift

    We're wrapping up another phenomenal ROCKEX this week. Once again, I am extremely proud of your performance. We still have areas we can improve on before the next ORI, but with each exercise, we're demonstrating our abilities and showing great improvements. Exercises aren't fun. We have all been

  • A heartfelt thanks

    Brig. Gen. Kip Self:Recently, the base honor guard from performed military honors at my father's funeral. My family and I were very impressed and are very grateful for their services that day. The honor guard traveled several hours each way to get to the National Cemetery in Fayetteville. They were

  • Little Rock AFB is full of everyday heroes

    It was about 5:30 pm on Oct. 6 when my husband got a call informing him that his daughter's house had just burned to the ground and she and her family lost everything except the clothes on their backs. I heard my husband ask "is everyone alright?" Fortunately, no one was home at the time, but they

  • Have a great Holiday season

    Members of "The Rock:"As an Air Force family, we have much to be thankful for this year. We've had hundreds of Airmen deploy to the Global War on Terror around the world and returned home safely; the C-130 Center of Excellence has record-breaking graduation rates, and most recently we successfully