Commentaries

June 17, 2020
Transforming the Civilian Defender Program

U.S. Air Force leadership declared 2020 as the Year of Integrated Base Defense, or IBD, focusing on how every air and space professional fits into a layered defensive network. IBD is greater in scope than any single career field. It requires active participation between all Air Force specialty codes
June 13, 2020
Reducing Injuries Through Exercise Warm-Up and Cool Down

Reducing Injuries Through Exercise Warm-Up and Cool DownBy Master Sgt. Joe Klimaski932nd Airlift Wing Occupational Safety Manager
June 10, 2020
Expressing what's inside

We are living in a world today that is full of turmoil. Between a global pandemic and issues related to racism and social injustice, people are polarized with their thoughts and emotions. This often leads to increased tensions and difficult interactions. Fear. Hurt. Frustration. Anger. Sadness.
June 7, 2020
Seeking to understand

We need to seek to understand each other - by listening to each other and engaging in these challenging conversations. We need to have empathy - by realizing that we should listen more than we talk, and by trying to understand the perspectives of others and why they feel the way they do. We need
June 5, 2020
Readiness or Resilient Leaders... Which Takes Precedence?

Reserve Citizen Airman Family,Last year was a tough one for us, as we had to grapple with several natural disasters that limited our ability to train and equip, which had a direct impact on readiness.
June 5, 2020
Ready to Respond ... to Any Scenario

The reason the Air Force Reserve exists is to provide manpower and capabilities to support and defend this nation. This mandate spans the entire spectrum of operations, so we must be prepared to respond to any potential scenario.
June 3, 2020
"We can do better": Air Force's top enlisted leader speaks out on racial disparity

While we can’t change the world, we can change the communities we live in and more importantly, those where our Airmen strive to be seen, heard, and treated as human beings.
May 28, 2020
An Endless Mission

A few weeks ago I was tagged in a post by my teammate, CMSgt Jay Harris to take on the 22 push-up challenge for Veteran Suicide Awareness. The purpose is to bring light to Veterans Affairs studies which show on average - we lose 22 Veterans to suicide each day. This rate is close to double that of
May 27, 2020
Are you getting ready for any opportunity?

In his leadership book, This is Day One, author Drew Dudley identifies three things in life you must have, or one day you’re going to miss out on a cool opportunity: 1) the ability to drive stick, 2) an up-to-date passport and 3) two saved-up vacation days. These are not societal norms or local
May 21, 2020
Hope in the midst of chaos

Going into the year of 2020, everyone always says this will be the best year yet or this is the year to really crush some goals. However, 2020 had something totally different in store for all of us.