Commentaries

Jan. 16, 2021
Seven reasons why 2021 will be the year financial readiness becomes mission readiness for you!

New Years is a great time to make a savings or financial plan despite adversity that you may be facing.Fidelity Investments has found that 67% of Americans consider New Year’s resolutions involving their finances and that includes the military. Half of those will fail but let’s dwell on those that
Jan. 5, 2021
How to survive parenting and keep your sanity

Being a parent is one of the most beautiful blessings we will ever receive. Parents are experts at multitasking, being flexible and creative, instilling wisdom and core values, and offering a continual flow of love, hugs, and selflessness. Being a parent in these unique times can be especially
Dec. 15, 2020
What do you meme?

Have you ever thought about how you engage in meaningful dialogue with others and whether or not it’s effective? With social distancing, staggered office schedules, shift work, and the unfortunate necessity to limit face-to-face contact due to the pandemic, it’s important now more than ever to take
Nov. 18, 2020
Turn COVID+ into a positive: donate plasma

So, you tested positive for Covid-19 and immobilized your whole shop for two weeks?It happens.Okay maybe it doesn’t, but it happened to me.At the beginning of October I got a call from a friend I had recently been around. They tested positive and were doing their due diligence to alert those they
Oct. 30, 2020
Experiences step up our insight

We’re talking about open-minded approaches that welcome the input of all service members.
Oct. 27, 2020
Delivering a 21st Century Learning Services Environment

To successfully develop Airmen and maintain our competitive advantage, we must close the digital gap between Air Force learning professionals and Airmen.
Oct. 12, 2020
Important strategic steps by OSI support USAF and USSF

The establishment of the United States Space Force offers important opportunities for the country, the personnel who will transfer to the new service, and those elements of the Air Force that will support it. The Space Force will receive criminal investigative and counterintelligence support from
Oct. 8, 2020
Accelerate change – or lose

Accelerating the change of the Air Force is only possible if we, as individual Airmen, also accelerate change. We must find the best solutions and best ideas and adopt the best technology has to offer in order to maintain our place as the best Air Force that the world has ever seen. In order to do
Oct. 7, 2020
On hope … and trust … oh, and perseverance!

This message’s intent is to provide a perspective on what it takes to move our jets nowadays, how the events of 2020 have influenced life on the road, and pass some thanks to the fantastic community that supports us.
Sept. 21, 2020
Inspector General - Breaking free of the inspection status quo

Many will recall the Inspector General (IG) inspections of the past. You know, the ones where the inspector breezed in with the standard clipboard, which was inevitably their “primary weapon of choice.” Without provocation, these inspectors could recite regulations that most had never heard of, let