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  • Lorenz on Leadership - Thank You

    This month I will officially retire and end my time as an active duty Airman in our beloved Air Force. Forty-one years ago I stepped off of a bus at the United States Air Force Academy - although it feels like only yesterday. Every day since then has been a true joy - a chance to share adventures

  • "Undercover" Leadership

    I don't watch much TV these days, but one of the new "reality" shows that recently caught my attention is the CBS show "Undercover Boss." The concept is simple: put executives of major corporations "undercover" working alongside their employees in the trenches of their organization. The executives

  • Think green, build green, fly blue

    Act now to help lower the high cost of energy at home and at work. Act now to save energy, save water, save the future. It's a federal mandate. It's a fiscal responsibility. It's an environmental necessity.October is Energy Awareness Month. I cannot think of a better way to start the new fiscal year

  • Measuring Success

    We measure our successes in a multitude of ways; excellent and outstanding ratings during an external inspection, continual internal self-inspection to improve the way we do business, our training programs and how well we meet mission goals. In Safety, we measure success not only by how many details

  • It wasn't supposed to be like this...

    After parking the Air Force staff car beside the yard, the Chaplain, the nurse and I got out of the car and took a moment to look over each other's service dress. We had been steeling ourselves for this moment most of the afternoon. As a death notification team, it was our job to inform a newly

  • Lorenz on Leadership: Leaders come in all Sizes

    Earlier this year I wrote an article about our civilian force -- the solid foundation on which our Air Force is so securely postured. Often, it is the continuity our civilian partners provide that so effectively enables our warfighters to project air, space and cyberspace power when called upon.

  • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Altus Air Force Base.Domestic violence and maltreatment has existed for centuries; it was not until the 1970s that it was first considered a social problem of epidemic proportions. Since then, much has been learned about the nature of violence and

  • Comments on POW/MIA day 2010

    Greetings to all--civic leaders from the local community, airmen of the mighty 97th, family members. Today is the day our nation has set aside to honor the heroism of a special breed of warriors - Americans who have endured captivity in enemy hands, as well as those whose fate remains unknown. Every

  • Teamwork

    Without a doubt the Mighty 97th Air Mobility Wing is a great example of a team. We are a professional organization of extremely well-trained individuals pooled together to execute our Wing missions. The word "team" typically brings about visions of professional or college sports like the Chicago

  • The ABC's and 123's of Leadership

    During my 22 years serving our Air Force I've had the opportunity to work for numerous leaders and supervisors, some great, some not so great. But looking back I've learned a great deal from both. It was the "great" who showed me exactly what I wanted to be, and the "not so great" who showed me what