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  • 9-11...Never Forget, Never Surrender Our March For Freedom

    Sept. 11, 2001-Patriot Day--is a day we as Americans must never forget...ever. The inspiration of freedom was attacked that day. A terrorist enemy sought to take away our economic and political freedoms.They failed. America is too strong and we have shown our resolve over the last 12 years standing

  • If I don't tell you it's about mentoring will you read it?

    Wait, don't stop reading, because I know what you're thinking, "Another article on the mystical mentor, just what I need." Give me a shot to speak to the concept.My sister Diane (a.k.a. Chief Hansen) enlisted in the Air Force 3 years before I took my oath. That gave her a unique perspective on my

  • Note from the commander on Unit Effectiveness Inspection survey

    92nd Team--active duty, civilians, contractors and our families:Please review the note below the cut-line from Air Mobility Command Inspector General Brig. Gen. Steven J. Arquiette, asking all of us to complete a survey in preparation for an upcoming assessment.Next February, the AMC IG will inspect

  • The Primacy of Flight: Why we Fly, Fight and Win

    Aug. 19 is the National Day of Flight. As Americans, we celebrate flight and recognize how it has propelled us as a nation to new horizons from the windswept beaches of Kitty Hawk to the eerily quiet lunar landscape. As Airmen in an Air Refueling Wing, we trumpet flight daily and use it to dominate

  • Colonel George E. "Bud" Day: A legacy of survival

    On July 27th Col. George E. "Bud" Day, a true American hero, passed away at age 88. Day's exploits are legendary. A veteran of three wars serving as an enlisted Marine in World War II and a fighter pilot in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, Day earned 70 decorations, including more than 50 for actions in

  • Uncommon Airman

    I do not choose to be a common man.It is my right to be uncommon--if I can.I seek opportunity--not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.I refuse to

  • Leap to Your Limits

    One of the lessons I carry around with me every day is something I learned from the jumping events in high school track and field. I was intimidated by the high jump. Unlike the long jump, where every leap into the sand pit could be measured and faults were not embarrassing, the high jump presented

  • July 4th-A powerhouse and pinnacle celebration...for our posterity

    I often write the words "powerhouse" and "pinnacle" to describe my top commanders and officers on the bottom line of their performance reports. It is one of my strongest compliments. As I reflect on our nation's 237th birthday and all we as a wing have sacrificed this year, these two words also

  • Old Glory: More than a Symbol

    Every year we celebrate Flag Day on the 14th of June, our Flag's birthday and the day our Stars and Stripes were officially adopted in 1777. For me, more so than ever before, today recognizes our flag as more than just a symbol. This past month, Old Glory blanketed our Fallen Fairchild Warriors, who