Commentaries

  • CJCS sends Military Family Appreciation Week message

    WASHINGTON -- (Note: The Department of Defense's Military Family Appreciation Week is Nov. 21-28, 2009.)As we count our blessings this month, America's Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serve day and night around the globe to defend our nation. We're all very proud of them, and

  • Taking the time to recognize the Year of the Air Force Family

    Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Gen. Norton Schwartz have designated July 2009 to July 2010 as the Year of the Air Force Family. We're nearly a third of the way through this year of special recognition, and with the holiday season fast approaching, I believe now is a great opportunity to

  • Protect this house

    One of the big things in sports is the ability to defend the home field; no one likes to lose but there's something especially bad about losing a home game. The similar sentiment comes to mind in regards to keeping our installation safe and secure. This mindset creates the environment for us to

  • What do you have to be thankful for?

    As I spent some time with my family last weekend watching football, I was reminded of all the blessings that we as Americans have been given. We live in a country where we are free to worship as we like, choose our professions, marry who we wish, live where we want and speak our minds as we see fit.

  • AMC Commander: ‘You are all heroes’

    As my 38 years in the Air Force come to a close, I find myself reflecting on the great accomplishments made by mobility Airmen ... past and present. Ninety-one years ago we began developing the core competencies that define the Air Mobility Command we know today. Beginning with innovations in

  • No rain, no rainbow

    Often times if we're not careful, we may miss many great things going on around us. This is especially true to those who are in leadership positions. You see, it's the job of those in leadership positions to improve on processes or fix things that need fixing. However, if not careful, everything

  • Gen. Lichte's Veterans Day Message

    Veterans Day is the time for all of us to say thank you and pay tribute to the men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting and serving our great nation with honor and dignity. We owe our freedom to the unwavering support and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to do so

  • Ninety percent of life

    As we celebrated Veterans Day this week I couldn't help but be humbled by the men and women who wear the uniform in defense of our great nation. This was the eighth Veterans Day since we started operations in Afghanistan and the sixth since we started operations in Iraq. It is the perfect time to

  • Build your band of brothers

    My squadron members recently had the unique pleasure of attending a reunion of the members of the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron who served from 1952 - 1956 in Ashiya, Japan. We enjoyed several tales of the old days, feats of bravery in the face of enemy fire and a lot of good fellowship with those who

  • The world's best Total Force Training

    One of the greatest strengths of our Air Force is the total force -- the integration of active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard components into the world's best air, space and cyberspace force. The Air Force is unique among the services in the fielding of total force capabilities which are