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Remember ‘why we fight’ this Memorial Day
There's a small bulletin board just down the hall from my deployed office that has a simple sign above it that reads, "Why We Fight."Placed on the bulletin board are a collection of miscellaneous items put up with mismatched push-pins. One item is a desert-colored U.S. flag patch. The patch is normally worn on a desert-colored flight suit by
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5/30
2010
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Today's Airmen stand between their loved home, war's desolation
"O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand between their loved home and the war's desolation!" (Fourth Verse; The Star-Spangled Banner --Francis Scott Key)The poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" or more commonly, "The Star-Spangled Banner" creates a word picture that becomes even more vivid when you are deployed overseas. But it is the last verse of
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5/29
2010
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Forming, storming, norming, performing creates a well-oiled machine
When I took command of the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location here in late November 2009, our top priority was to execute a complex and expedited construction project for an upgraded model of the R-Q4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial systems with a wider wingspan to replace
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5/29
2010
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The power of habits
As Airmen deploy here to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing from their home bases to support the war effort, then redeploy after their rotation ends, they should take pride in their accomplishments contributing to this wing's successes. Countless lives have been saved by the successful pursuit of this wing's primary mission of flying in support of
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5/12
2010
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Everything you do in the war zone makes a difference
As an Airman here at our undisclosed deployed location, you are making a difference every day. I make this statement without a hint of reservation. I have no doubt that everything you do makes a difference. How can I be so certain?First, you see the immediate results of your actions on the mission. Every aircraft returning from a combat mission has
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5/11
2010
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Deployed commander gives personal testimony on returning with honor
Whether you're tasked to deploy for one year or one month, the time away from home can be stressful. In some instances, our Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers deploy at the most inconvenient and inopportune time for your family, and career. However, as service men and women we made a commitment to serve loyally and selflessly to support and defend our
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5/11
2010
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'Stick-to-itiveness,' a key ingredient to success
Do you have 'Stick-to-itiveness'?Often opportunities are placed before us that call for extra effort or just a little more creativity than we think we can muster. So, we stop or pass the buck to someone else rather than going all the way with gifts or talents or abilities that we are endowed with to overcome the challenge before us. Theodore
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5/10
2010
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Five minutes to impact
It was March 12 -- a day after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited my deployed base here and spoke to the hundreds of servicemembers of my wing and base units.I took a look at my watch and it read 5:55 p.m. plus a few seconds. We had five minutes to the start of our weekly wing retreat ceremony. So, like several hundred other participants at
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5/04
2010
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Even the smallest action can contribute in a big way
Can you create a complete sentence using only two-letter words? How about one with profound meaning and impact? Give it a try; it's probably harder than you think. Two-letter words can often seem insignificant. In a work environment saturated with acronyms, it's usually the two-letter words that get dropped from our vocabulary. However, one of the
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4/23
2010
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Got SAPR?
The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Coordinator's, or SARC, office serves as the main point of contact for reporting, response and victim advocacy at installation level and in deployed areas. Also, the SARC Office conducts awareness and prevention training for all military, civilian, and contractor personnel. The SARC Office provides
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4/03
2010
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