Commentaries

  • Payroll Tax Relief: Opportunity With A Hitch

    There are four major ways that your income can be taxed as a civilian or military: Taxable, tax-deferred, tax free or free money retirement plan contributions matched by your employer.

  • Retraining into Equal Opportunity for FY21

    This is one of the most meaningful times to retrain into the equal opportunity field. The field has been instrumental in discussions regarding societal trends of racism, sexism and many other current hot topics, and will continue to be critical in the future as a sustained by-law program.For service

  • Your impact is boundless

    In challenging times, Airmen turn to their leaders for guidance and reassurance more than ever. I happen to think of us, all my Air Force brethren, as leaders in our communities.

  • 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

  • Teleworking Resiliency Skills

    Who would have thought three months ago that I would be doing my job while working from home? I never would have dreamed it, but the reality is that a lot of us are doing just that. Another fact is that while teleworking, it can become very easy for every day to seem like Groundhog Day. The days

  • We're not the same Air Force anymore

    As a chaplain, I have had the tremendous privilege of providing invocations for our Airmen who have crossed the momentous finish line of retirement. On more than one occasion, I’ve heard a couple of them say, “You know, chaplain, it’s not the same Air Force anymore.” I hear what they’re saying, but

  • Tips for Teleworking Success

    With COVID-19 spreading rapidly, many folks around base are being asked to telework a few days a week to reduce the amount of people on base. Here are some tips to improve your productivity and make working from home feel like, well, a home office.