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  • Integrity - our most vital core value

    The first of our core values, integrity, is our most vital. It establishes the basis for trust in our people to ensure we collectively accomplish our mission. It also sets the standard necessary for our service to remain a professional force.A leader must trust that their people are doing their jobs

  • Supervisor or tormentor?

    In my 28 years of service, I have found that supervisors usually fall into one of two categories: bad or good. I know, you are thinking that is two very basic categories to place supervisors in but I have found it to be true in most cases. Fortunately, all but three of my supervisors fell into the

  • History of Turkish Children's Day

    Everybody loves children. Although they 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. As far as I know, Turkey is the first country to proclaim a national holiday just for

  • Why is hot water hot?

    This may seem like a very simple question and I'm sure you're probably asking yourself, "Chief, why are you asking such an obviously simple, maybe even stupid question? Everyone knows that hot water is hot because it's been heated!" Keep reading, grasshopper, and I'll share my answer with you

  • There is an answer

    Have you ever woken up after a night of drinking and wondered what you did? Have you looked for physical clues on your body to see if you've had sex, fought someone or got sick? Have you felt guilty wondering what you have done and afraid to ask your friends; drank a lot quickly to get to that point

  • Be thankful for your Air Force family

    I received an e-mail at the end of February from one of my best friends. Before I tell you about the e-mail, I should tell you a bit about my friend. We were both commissioned on the same day in 1995 and met on the first day of my first assignment in the Air Force. Despite going separate ways more

  • One mentoring session can change a career

    Airman First Class Shirley Dixon arrived at her first duty station, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, bright-eyed and eagerly anticipating the beginning of her Air Force career. She knew if she came to work on time and performed well, she would have a successful career. During her first year, she did

  • What did you expect?

    Those of us working in the customer service arena understand what it means to manage the customer's expectations. We set standards for performance and publish those standards for our customers to see. We then develop metrics to measure our performance and share this information with our customers

  • Integrity first!

    Why integrity first? There is a terrific reason why our Air Force Core Values start with "integrity first." It's because integrity is the foundation of good character and manifests itself in a willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking. Integrity is comprised honesty,

  • Everyone can be an olympian

    Being stationed overseas can make it difficult to view programming geared toward audiences back in the states. Trying to view the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was no exception (unless you're a fan of curling ... and who's not!). For those that only caught sporadic parts of the Games, let me