5 Dec 2015

Five Simple Steps of Gym Etiquette

You just finished a 30-minute cardio session, your heart rate is up and you’re ready to tear up some weight training.  However, you notice someone on a piece of equipment you want to use and he is sitting there texting.  You decide to start somewhere else.  As you walk towards another piece of equipment you notice the equipment is loaded with

3 Dec 2015

2015 Senior Leaders' Winter/Holiday Safety Message

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody send a holiday safety message to highlight the importance of taking care of yourself and taking care of each other during this winter/holiday season.

18 Nov 2015

Don't skip a season

This time last year at the dinner table, I remember having a conversation with my young son.He commented, “Papa, we’re celebrating Christmas earlier and earlier every year.”  I asked him, “What do you mean?”“The stores have being advertising Christmas,” he continued. “You can already hear the music and everything … we haven’t even celebrated

30 Sep 2015

Courage helps you see what others may not

"Whatever course of action you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you, you are wrong. There are always difficulties which tempt you to believe that you are wrong.” - Ralph Waldo EmersonOn our leadership journey, the message in the quote above is all too familiar. I don’t know of any great leaders who, in pursuit of truth or positive

17 Sep 2015

Our Air Force: 68 years of guts, innovation and air superiority

In 1911, a young Henry Arnold learned to fly at the Wright Brothers aviation school on a dusty field in Ohio. A strong advocate of aviation research and development, "Hap" Arnold went on to become a five-star general.He made history.In 1918, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker shot down 26 enemy aircraft over France during World War I. His skill and bravery