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  • How to conserve energy and money at home

    The spring months in Altus present us with a great opportunity to conserve energy in our homes and dollars in our pockets. The first steps toward improving the energy efficiency of your home include "air sealing" and insulation. Air sealing is the process of plugging the many cracks and voids

  • Quality Health care…there’s an App for that!

    The growing cost of American health care has been the subject of much debate lately, both in the civilian market and in the DoD. Since 20 cents of every GDP dollar represents health care spending, experts and leaders alike recognize the responsibility and challenge that comes with reform. Even among

  • Attention to detail, small problems have big consequences

    The importance of aircraft maintenance being conducted with prescribed rules, publications, regulations and technical guidance goes without saying. The same rules apply to all Air Force disciplines. We are all professionals. Aircrews follow checklists and Civil Engineers use prescribed repair

  • Volunteerism

    When I retired from civil service at Altus AFB in Dec. 2006, I had a plan or a vague idea of what I wanted to do. In Feb. 2007 I visited Ida Fay Winters at the Great Plains Literacy Council and volunteered to be a tutor. I taught English as a second language for three years and I will tell anyone

  • Not the usual tobacco article

    We have all read the usual tobacco cessation articles telling us to quit using tobacco because of the numerous detrimental effects it has on our health. I will do my best throughout this piece to not be the nagging echo of such stories.Many tobacco users believe that tobacco use relieves their

  • Are you a Servant Leader?

    What makes a good leader? Anyone who has spent any amount of time in the military or attended a Professional Military Education course has spent time discussing the definition of leadership and what it means to them. One of the most basic definitions of leadership is influencing people to do things

  • A permanent solution to a temporary problem

    Another 12 hour shift is over. It's Friday night, struggling to get the key into the lock since bags of his favorite poison are filling his hands. He finally makes it into his empty, lonely house. Ever since his wife left and took everything, redecorating and cleaning are the last things on his

  • Flying for freedom, Tuskegee Airmen Red Tails

    Many of us in the Air Force and military have heard of the Tuskegee Airmen. To the U.S. Army Air Corps bombers over the skies of Germany, during World War II, they were more fondly known as the Red Tailed Angels sent to protect them from the Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen had an

  • Give the gift of time with loved ones this holiday season

    What makes the holiday season our very favorite time of the year? Is it the lights, decorations, parties, cards, gifts and Air Education and Training Command Family Days? No, I believe it is a miracle born anew each year. A miraculous transformation that takes place in all of us that elicits peace

  • Happy holidays from Air Education and Training Command

    The winter holidays bring an array of celebrations that highlight the diverse cultures that make our nation great. What unites so many of those festivities is a spirit of thankfulness for the many blessings we share. Teresa and I want to wish everyone a safe and healthy holiday season and say thank