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  • The Holiday Party: Managing the Impairment

    This year I'm determined to have the best holiday party ever. I know Lt. Col. Smith down the street is going to have his big production. That man is so insecure ... it's pathetic the way he's always trying to compete with me. Not just pathetic, but also sad ... so very, very sad. Pathetic and sad,

  • Jack Frost Nipping At Your Wingman

    It seems like just yesterday we were complaining about the heat, and here we are now, complaining about the cold. Have you ever noticed the disparity in our temperature comfort ranges between work and play? At work, it's about five degrees. When the office temperature drops below 71 degrees, we're

  • Slips, Trips and Falls Poster Child - Me!

    Although I'm not a cat, and I don't have nine lives, I have spent the last 30-plus years in the safety career field, learning how people can hurt themselves and trying to protect them. Like me, you've probably heard that slips, trips and falls account for a large percentage of all mishaps. Over the

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Old Man Winter is knocking at my door, bringing the holiday season with him. My thoughts are turning to those special meals you only get this time of year, decorating my home, and visiting family and friends.  Some people set out to make holiday travel plans of where they'll go and how they'll get

  • Trust, But Verify

    He may not have been talking about flying airplanes at the time, but President Ronald Reagan made a wise statement when he said, "Trust, but verify." Flight leads and IPs are pretty sharp individuals. Students have to trust them, but also verify what they're saying. Don't be afraid (like I was) to

  • Risk vs. Reward

    We had been tasked to redeploy a company of troops who had been deployed for well over a year. They and their families were told they would be together for Thanksgiving this year. We were proud of this mission and didn't want to let our guys down. We were up against the wire and any significant

  • The Greatest Squadron Commander Leadership Decision of all Time

    The Greatest Squadron Commander Leadership Decision of all Time And how you can make one too By Lt Col William Walkowiak, USAF "There are no bad regiments, only bad colonels." Napoleon Napoleon believed leaders were responsible for the actions of their subordinates. It was no accident that author

  • Air Force Chief of Safety Visits PACAF

    "Safety should be everyone's priority" was the central theme of the visit to the Pacific Air Force theater by Maj. Gen. Wendell L. Griffin, the Air Force Chief of Safety and commander of the Air Force Safety Center. The two-star has made it a point since becoming the Air Force's senior safety

  • Can't I Just Call 9-1-1?

    Living overseas is often one of the greatest opportunities the military offers. The experience of living and learning in a different culture is a chance many people never have. Yet, with all the benefits of such an assignment comes a good amount of adjustment. The language, transportation, living

  • High-Risk Environment

    "You're in a high-risk environment where you could be seconds away from a fatal event." When Maj. Gen. Larry New uttered those words, it would be easy to think the general was talking about flying high-performance fighters. After all, he is a command pilot with more than 3,300 flying hours in the

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