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  • Using my voice to find my strength

    I felt like everyone knew how stupid I was and because I made bad choices - he got away with it. I did make really bad choices, choices that allowed me to put myself in a position to get sexually assaulted, just two months after turning 21 years old. My story is not that different than many stories

  • Resiliency: A Panoramic View

    On a solo backpacking trip, weeks prior to my current deployment, I unintentionally veered away from my planned route after a sudden storm swept across the canyon floor I was hiking through. Though it was a direct affront on my pride, I had to admit to myself that I was lost. As I fumbled between

  • Smile at stress ... it might just save your life

    We all know that person who seems to be in a constant state of stress. Many of us have 72-hour work weeks filled with meetings, deadlines, equipment to repair and planes to get in the air. It can get overwhelming, but there is something you can do about it. Smiling can reduce stress and has even

  • Healthy eating ... it's your choice

    Editor's note: Capt. Tracy Brannock earned her Master of Public Health degree in 2003 from New Mexico State University. A primary area of study for her degree was nutrition, and she continues to promote healthy habits as the chief of public health here.Are you trying to get in shape while deployed,

  • How to choose where to volunteer

     Editor's Note: Master Sgt. Dennis Carr was recently named the 55th Mission Support Group's 2012 Volunteer of the Year at Offutt Air Force Base. He is currently in the run for the wing-level award. Often times when someone gets the idea to volunteer, the issue isn't the willingness, but rather what

  • Consider the Eraser

    Have you ever thought about the purpose of an eraser? I can hear you say, "Wow! Deep, spiritual reflection today, eh Chap?" Seriously, why was the eraser invented? The obvious answer is to correct a mistake we have made while writing on paper. The eraser allows us to wipe away our mistake and start

  • CFACC: Happy holidays to a great Coalition team

    As the holiday season approaches, I thank all the members of this tremendous Coalition and joint team for your commitment and continued service. Each one of you is vitally important to delivering decisive airpower in the region. The holiday season is traditionally a time of celebration - a chance to

  • It takes leaders, followers to save a tree

    Recently, I was told a story that at first made me laugh, and then made me muse at its relevance to our lives as Airmen. The story made me think of how important it is to be a good leader and to be a good follower, no matter where you are serving, be it in a deployed location or back at home

  • Freedom IS free

    Both of my grandfathers and my uncle were veterans. And until the day he died, my dad's father had a yellow ribbon magnet of the back of his car that read "Freedom isn't Free." After he passed away and I bought the car from my father and uncle, I kept the magnet there, firmly believing in the

  • Renewing our commitment to the Profession of Arms

    General Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has four focus areas. One of these is "To renew our commitment to the Profession of Arms". Every profession has an oath which is a solemn promise that a person makes to signify that he or she is bound in conscience to perform a particular act