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  • Airman considers, shares actual joy of running

    During my weekday runs, which at this point are four to six miles, I listen to music. These shorter runs pass through and near areas bustling with cars, aircraft and other day-to-day noises. Listening to music, the news or a podcast allows me to drown out these sounds. One morning, an individual

  • Critical Days of Summer are here again

    The Critical Days of Summer run now through Sept. 4. Anyone who has been around the Air Force for any length of time has heard of this annual program; but some people still ask what it is and why we have it. The Critical Days of Summer program is an intense safety campaign strongly supported by

  • A call to action: What are you about?

    Do you remember your first deployment? Maybe you anticipated it, wondering what you would see or do when you arrived, or even if you would survive. Then your time to return home drew nearer, and all you could think about was getting home, though you knew a long flight was ahead of you.For many

  • Beware of the binge

    I always enjoy starting an article with the cliché, "It's that time of year ..." It is, though. It is, in fact, that time of year to consider how you want to spend your summer.It's the time of year for barbecues, beverage-filled coolers, beaches and bouncy castles. It's time for cozies and bathing

  • Time to put on our dancing shoes - and change our EPR culture

    The second I pinned on staff sergeant I knew I could do it. I could be the NCO the Air Force wanted me to be. I could write fair enlisted performance reports and prove the naysayers in airman leadership school wrong. Sure, what we learned might "not be the way it's done in the real Air Force," but

  • Children’s Day events scheduled April 22 at Incirlik

    Although children can be frustrating from time to time, they are our hope and future. Turkey emphasizes the love, hope and future of children by proclaiming a national holiday for them. We celebrate the holiday every year on April 23, and it is officially known as National Sovereignty and Children's

  • Learning opportunities abound in life, work

    It's interesting to think throughout the nearly 25 years of my life, there's not been a time where learning was not a part of my day. From learning to say "mama," to taking my first steps, through school and into my Air Force career, I have not stopped learning.It's safe to say everyone learns

  • What the FY13 Budget means to USAFE

    Since the first Gulf War, the U.S. has been engaged continuously in combat operations and U.S. Air Forces in Europe have played a critical role. Not only have we deployed thousands of our Airmen and assets, we have also served as an essential support platform enabling the long-term projection and

  • CSAF reading list: Combining TED, Hollywood and the written word

    Over the last few years, I've become incredibly aware of the vast information scurrying across my desktop: frequent fleeting e-mails, vexing electronic staff summary sheets, appointment requests and copious article suggestions. There is one bit of information, though, that I'm looking forward to

  • Embrace fellow Airmen during holiday season

    I remember when I joined the Air Force five years ago thinking the worst thing I might endure during my enlistment was not the carrying of arms, blistering heat in the desert or bureaucracy - rather, I dreaded not being home for the holidays.Coming from a large and close extended family, we not only