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  • Thoughts on leadership, management

    What is leadership? What is management? How are these two concepts interrelated in an organization? We all want to lead and not be managed and definitely not micromanaged. The relationship between leadership and management is sometimes difficult to grasp, although we can often define what it is

  • Fiscal responsibility

    As a comptroller I think of everything in terms of expenses to the base. When I walk into a building I can't help but think of the overhead costs (gas, electricity, depreciation, interest, insurance, repairs, etc.) necessary to maintain that building day after day. And as I observe the men and women

  • Take the time to enjoy your marriage

    It's been more than eight months since my wife and I went out on a date. A recent deployment to Iraq, daily work crises and the school work and extracurricular activities between our five children constantly put fresh demands on our time. Like many couples, we spend so much time dealing with our

  • 2012 CFC campaign underway at Fairchild

    The Combined Federal Campaign had a great start Sept. 28 thanks to Team Fairchild. If you haven't had a chance yet to fill out your pledge form, contact your unit's CFC representative today! By making a donation through payroll deduction, you can give a little each month without having to sacrifice

  • Be yourself…

    Years ago, when discussing my daughter's transition to a new school, I came across this quote and wrote it on the bulletin board in the study area of our house. "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." It is hard to find the actual roots of this quote, but both Oscar Wilde and Charles Schultz

  • Fairchild communications Airmen update their vision, mission, focus

    Team Fairchild, I am excited to have the opportunity to tell you a little about what the fine men and women in your fantastic 92nd Communications Squadron are all about! We have revised our mission statement to help guide our day-to-day efforts. Our Mission is "To provide force-enabling

  • Philanthropy...Not just for Bill Gates

    We often hear about people who have accumulated vast amounts of wealth who then turn their life's efforts to charity work across the world. That's really inspirational and pretty impressive. We shouldn't forget, when we band together, we "common folk" can really make a difference too. We may not

  • Fairchild spouse, SERE specialists teach young survivors

    A year ago, my husband, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, Senior Airman Cory Thomas, and I were introduced to a woman of inspiration. Marilyn Taylor and I are both breast cancer survivors. This common bond would soon lead to a unique mission both for my husband and me.Marilyn

  • A day of service

    In 2009, Congress designated September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. On this day, I think it is fitting that we remember and honor the innocent lives taken during that vicious attack by renewing our commitment of service to our Nation.As the son of an Air Force NCO, I grew up

  • Military kids’ impressive resiliency, perhaps our future

    Some of my earliest memories in life revolve around events at my father's Army Reserve unit. I remember the Christmas parties, cookouts, commissioning and promotion ceremonies, changes of commands and parades every Veterans Day. Whether I knew it or not, as a kid, and especially as a teenager, I was