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  • 22nd CONS: Making a big impact with 'Small Business'

    Do you ever wonder what the 22nd Contracting Squadron does or how we process your requirements? Many times we get calls from customers saying, "Hey, I sent over my Air Force Form 9 on Tuesday, it's Friday now, why isn't it bought?" Some common questions are: "Why does it take so long, or why did it

  • It's game time!

    Thursday night following the Airman Leadership School graduation, I was driving home, but this was not a normal drive home for me. I had a feeling of nervousness, excitement, anticipation, and pride. Why was I feeling this way? I felt this way because the next day was the kick-off for Operations

  • ORI Focus – Get ready for kick off

    As many of you know by now, our Wing Operational Readiness Inspection will occur Oct. 19 to 26. The Air Mobility Command's Office of the Inspector General conducts ORIs to test a unit's deployment, war fighting and redeployment capabilities. For this fall's inspection, the 22 ARW will partner with

  • 22nd CPTS -- Creating a fitness culture

    Not everyone is built with an inherent desire to work out for two hours a day, every day, for the rest of their life. Not everyone is raised watching what they eat, counting calories and monitoring their monohydrate glucose intake. When I first joined the Air Force, the physical fitness test

  • How fitness became a way of life in 22nd MXS

    Fitness is for me an essential part of my day, every day. Maintaining a high level of fitness allows me to function at my best in all aspects. It allows me to be ready to take on each and every challenge, by giving me a high level of physical and mental toughness. I recently helped my squadron

  • Know your Airmen

    "Know your men, know your business, know yourself," said Major C. A. Bach, addressing the Graduating Officers of the Second Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, Jan. 27, 1918.Major Bach presented a speech on leadership to officers heading into an uncertain future defined by war and trials of many kinds,

  • Baby teeth are important too

    In support of National Children's Dental Health Month, members of the 22nd Medical Group Dental Clinic will visit Wineteer Elementary School, McConnell's Child Development Center and it's after school program throughout the month of February to discuss proper oral hygiene and healthy eating habits

  • Binge drinking -- How much is too much?

    If you're like half the population of this country, you've had an alcoholic drink within the past month. Research has shown that for some people, generally men over the age of 40 and post-menopausal women, having one to two drinks a day may be beneficial, so how much is too much? There has recently

  • 931st ARG Airman changes diet, exercise for PT success

    Prior to the introduction of the new Air Force physical fitness standards, Master Sgt. John Grindstaff's, 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron lead crew chief, attitude towards fitness standards was, "The minimum score to pass is 75. That's all I need." Everyone in our maintenance shop ribbed him

  • Spectator or catalyst -- Which are you?

    Great men and women throughout history have had a common trait each of us can emulate in our daily lives as professional Airmen. No matter how different their cause, leaders like George Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Clara Barton and Mahatma Ghandhi all shared this quality -- their