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  • AETC commander sends holiday greetings

    AETC Family,As Airmen and their families all around Air Education and Training Command pause to celebrate, Teresa and I wish each of you a joyous and safe holiday season. Many of us are blessed to be with our family and friends this time of the year, but I ask you to remember the sacrifices our

  • Adjusting to change key to success

    As we go through our careers, we will see people dealing with change in many different ways. Change may be physical or situational. Some believe situational change is the hardest to deal with because it gets them out of their comfort zone and may cause them to become disorientated or even make them

  • What if Uncle Sam cashes that blank check?

    You may have heard the old adage "when you join the military you write Uncle Sam a blank check," one which can be redeemed for any amount, up to and including making the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our nation. But what do you do if that check is cashed? While I was preparing to deploy to

  • EFS brings us back to the basics of being an Airman

    Ok folks, when was the last time you opened up the Enlisted Force Structure booklet? Like most, it was probably when you were in-residence at a formal professional military education school. So what's the big deal about this particular document? It is beneficial for all of us to get back to the

  • Winter season is a special time of the year

    What is it that makes this time of the year so very special? Surely, there is something more to this season than a superb economic marketing plan. The Friday after Thanksgiving still marks the official start of the shopping season. For many businesses, financial survival is dependent on this season.

  • Changing People's Behavior

    "All leadership comes down to is changing people's behavior." When I read that statement, I thought it sounded pretty dumb. All these years I've been taught "leaders are born; not made" or how leadership is a "set of developed skills." When I Googled the word leadership, I got 13 million hits. No

  • Driving With Your Eyes Wide Shut

    My husband and I are stationed at different bases, so we take every opportunity we can to visit each other. He was going to make the trip on a recent weekend so we could celebrate his birthday together. Unfortunately, he couldn't make the trip but since it was his birthday, I decided to make the

  • Tax volunteers needed

    The legal office is gearing up for another fast approaching tax season. In order to continue to provide top-notch tax service to the Altus military community, the legal office needs dedicated volunteers to help. Volunteer Income Tax Assistants make it possible to have a successful program each year.

  • Every AF job has unique experiences

    I have been working in my career field as a public affairs journalist for about two months. And within the past two months, I have been a passenger of three flights on two different model aircraft. It wasn't until I started talking to other Airmen who I had attended technical training with that I

  • Preparing to Fight

    One of my enduring memories from the United States Air Academy is the intramural sport of boxing. This is a sport which literally prepares one for conflict, in fairly measured exchanges which nevertheless can be mentally and physically draining. One has to fight in order to defend oneself. Our new