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  • Good physical fitness allows us to be ready for combat--Fit to Fight

    Okay, it's a New Year--full of resolutions and an extra 10 pounds around the waistline. I'm sure many of you have resolved to be more fit. I have already seen an increase in the number of personnel at the fitness center - Excellent. As we embark on 2012, I would like to take a moment to discuss our

  • Effective organizational communication: a commander’s perspective

    Have you ever wondered how a simple task within a squadron ends up completed in error or completely forgotten? I would venture to bet that 100 percent of the time that poor communication is the root cause. In today's Air Force, we can't afford to re-accomplish a suspense; our time, manpower, and

  • First sergeants are priceless assets to their units

    In the first few years of my Air Force career and more recently over my four month tenure as an interim first sergeant, I've become increasingly familiar with a negative connotation associated with the position of the first sergeant. More often than not, when I ask the question: "What's the first

  • A safety message to bring in the new year

    Team Fairchild,I hope the Holiday Season has given you and your family some well earned time to relax so far. With the New Year's three-day weekend approaching, I'd like to remind you to maintain your situational awareness, especially on the roads. If you have further travel plans, prepare for icy

  • HAPPY HOLIDAYS -- 92nd ARW commander

    Team Fairchild, Cyndi and I wish all of you and your families a safe and joyful holiday break. This year was one of the busiest on record for Fairchild. Beginning with the closure of our runway and concluding with our planes and Airmen returning before the holidays, 2011 was a year of challenges and

  • Family heritage, Air Force heritage go hand-in-hand

    My dad likes to tell stories. I can rarely relate them to the situation of the moment, but they are all interesting...no matter how many times I hear the same story.     The common theme to his stories is family. He was the second youngest of ten children, grew up on a farm, milked cows every

  • Have a plan: lessons learned from Coast Guard

    I recently had the distinct privilege to be aboard a Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat off the coast of Oregon in support of our Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Specialist Training program. Many of us will have the pleasure to work with our sister services at some point in our careers, but it is a

  • Wing Commander's Thanksgiving Message: 'Be proud of what you do every day"

    As Thanksgiving draws near I pause to reflect on the many accomplishments we've achieved. We endured split operations at Moses Lake's Grant County and Spokane International airports through our runway reconstruction all the while supporting contingency operations such as New Dawn, Enduring Freedom,

  • AMC commander: ‘Thank you for serving others’

    As we gather together with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, this is the perfect time to reflect upon how much we have to be thankful for. For one, I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with all of you - Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Civilians and Commercial Partners. Serving