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  • The Choice is yours

    Every Airman must know and understand each decision they make affects something bigger than themselves. Earlier this year headquarters Air Force came out with the Culture of Responsible Choices program - designed to mitigate the instances of alcohol and drug abuse. Over time, its focus has expanded. It now extends across spectrum of issues, from

  • Smoking: Now is time to quit, HAWC can help

    Oct. 6, 1939, is an important date in my family history. What's so important about it? It's my father's birthday. He would have been 67 years old this year if he were still alive. However, he died five years ago from emphysema, a disease that diminishes a person's capacity to breathe and is often caused by smoking. So what? What does this have to

  • Are you indeed professional?

    Let's assume the vast majority of individuals associated with the Department of Defense, both military and civilian, currently serving or retired, consider themselves professionals. Harvard University Professor Laura Roberts said, "Your professional image is the set of qualities and characteristics that represent perceptions of your competence and

  • Everyone can lead at their own level

    We all see leadership from different perspectives: a commander' s perspective, a shop foreman's perspective, the worker-bee's perspective. From this host of examples, both good and bad, we formulate our own leadership style. If there is one thing I have learned over the years, there is no golden nugget ... no one leadership style that fits

  • The smell only gets worse over time

    The Inspector General's Office is taking a proactive approach. Our goal is to fix issues before they become problems. We see an investigation as the last option; instead, we seek to resolve issues at the lowest level. Our office truly believes an IG investigation is one of the most detrimental things a squadron can endure. You may wonder what is

  • Whatever the task, attitude is everything

     How do you view difficult situations?  If you sit back and think about it, there is always at least three ways to look at almost any difficulty: as a problem, a challenge or an opportunity.  The first reaction of many people is to immediately label any difficulty as a problem, often times creating an overwhelming situation. The same situation

  • Spiritual warfare at a season of peace

    These are interesting times we are living in. The spiritual culture of our nation is being redefined in our midst. Secularists want a nation where faith and religion are removed from any public forum and confined to private life alone. Others insist on the constitutional right of free speech and free exercise of religion. These philosophies exist

  • Inspector General: here to help

    The Inspector Generals Office is taking a proactive approach. Our goal is to fix issues before they become problems. We see an investigation as the last option; instead we seek to resolve issues at the lowest level. Our office truly believes an IG investigation is one of the most detrimental things a squadron can endure. So if the inspector general

  • Building instead of burning bridges

    During my early days as a new missile combat crew commander, an astute NCO offered this advice to me: "pick your enemies wisely" and don't "burn any bridges." In the past 15 years, heeding this advice has been more difficult than I expected. Thank goodness I have made more allies than enemies. It is also ironic that this sage advice of "not burning

  • Procrastination is a thief

    I recently attended a training conference on Conquering the Challenges of a Changing Working Environment. As you might expect at a conference such as this one, seminars on leadership and management, career development, communication skills, continuing professional education, and information technology were discussed in some detail. While these
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