Commentary Search

  • Stop Admiring the Problem

    How many times have you caught yourself continuing to talk about the same problem time after time after time? We've all been there. Unfortunately we have all been in circumstances where something is broken or not working properly. Almost everyone recognizes there is a problem, but how many take

  • The Seven Pillars of Accountability

    Have you ever considered accountability as it relates to culture? We are all accountable to uphold certain ethical and performance standards. As Airman we have a culture based on our shared core values. Accountability is an ancient concept to which even Socrates in 5th century BC postulated that “to

  • Remember

    Armistice Day is celebrated every year on 11 November to commemorate the armistice signed to end hostilities on World War I’s Western Front. The peace took effect at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. Whether it is now known as Remembrance Day, as it is here, or as

  • Off the Path: 75 years in 30 minutes

    The car bumped and bounced along the road peppered with loose rocks and potholes. Buildings flew by, both new and old, that symbolized national struggle and a commitment to rebuild. It was hard to believe that nearly 75 years ago, the road leading to and from Gniezno, the former capital of modern

  • Off the path: the rolling cheese of Stilton

    The streets and sidewalks were packed as people enjoyed their bank holiday at Stilton Village, United Kingdom, May 5. Popular music filled the air as vendors and residents exchanged pleasantries, goods and coin.I made a mental note to stop at the fresh-baked bread stand on the way back, not

  • Force management and you

    The Chief of Staff's announcement concerning force management programs should have caught your attention because it could affect your status in next year's Air Force.The Air Force will become smaller, and that means some of you reading this will have important decisions to make very soon. That is

  • Do you have what it takes to be a ‘new monkey’?

    My boss sometimes calls me the new monkey.I hope that sentence has you asking, "What in the world does that mean?" If it does, I can't think of a better time to explain it, so here's the story.Some scientists put three monkeys in a big cage. The monkeys are placed on one side of the cage without

  • Getting back to basics can save lives

    In the stressed, overworked and strained ops tempo environment of today's Air Force, safety sometimes ends up pushed to the back burner. While this is one solution to our over-filled plates, it is the most dangerous, with literally, life-threatening consequences. However, there is another option

  • We’re honored to serve with you

    It is truly a remarkable honor to take the flag as your new commander. Cindy and I cannot be more proud of the team we are joining, and we are ecstatic to continue the amazing progress that General and Mrs. Welsh effected in their tenure here. We are blessed to return for our seventh United States