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Commentary: Airman to Airman: Airman 1st Class Benjamin Frohnhofer
May 3, 2012
Where are you from? I am originally from Pittsburgh, Pa.What is your favorite quote? As a Pittsburgh Penguins fan, I have to go with pretty much anything Mike Lange says. "He's smilin' like a butcher's dog!" or "Scratch my back with a hacksaw!" He usually says these things when a Penguin scores. His quotes are just so off the wall and funny that it's hard not to love them.What is your favorite... Read more


Commentary: Gen. Schwartz: Sexual Assault Awareness Month values
Norton A. Schwartz, General, USAF Chief of Staff
April 26, 2012
Fellow Airmen:Sexual Assault Awareness Month reminds us to renew our collective and individual commitment to our core values and to focus on promoting an environment that prevents sexual assault. Sexual assault is criminal behavior that violates the basic tenets of our profession. There is no place in our Air Force for this crime.All Airmen have an enduring responsibility to foster a climate of... Read more


Commentary: Commentary: Small business - making a difference in America
James Vaughan, Ogden Air Logistics Center Small Business Office
April 26, 2012
Our Commander in Chief President Barak Obama was once quoted as saying, "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstones of our communities (2011)." The belief in America's small businesses is certainly not new and has been a sentiment held by past administrations. There is a clear message that has been sent that illustrates the need for the Department of Defense and service... Read more


Commentary: Now is the time for bold leadership
Chief Master Sgt. James A. Roy, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force
April 19, 2012
A week ago I sent an email message titled “Leadership vs. Policy” to command chiefs and career field managers. You may have seen that message, or parts of it, but I’d like to take this opportunity to address it with you directly. The theme of the message was that too much arbitrary guidance could prove to be counterproductive. As supervisors, the more... Read more


Commentary: Airman to Airman: Staff Sgt. Ross Robins
April 19, 2012
Where are you from? San Jose, Calif.What is your favorite quote? "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -- ConfuciusWhat is your favorite part about being in the Air Force? The camaraderie.What is your favorite type of music? It depends on my mood.If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? I would go to Europe because I have not... Read more


Commentary: For such a time as this - serving with boldness
Col. Nathan Hill, 388th Operations Group commander
April 12, 2012
In the ancient biblical story of Queen Esther, her cousin Mordecai advised her to take some bold steps to save her people. As part of his motivational speech, Mordecai said to her, "Who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?"Those of us in the Air Force may not be royalty, but it's worth asking a similar question. Maybe you have become a shop chief, a team lead or a... Read more


Commentary: Airman to Airman: Staff Sgt. Dinno Lorenzo
April 12, 2012
Airman to Airman: Staff Sgt. Dinno Lorenzo, 75th Aerospace Medicine SquadronWhere are you from? I was born in the Philippines but I was raised in California.What is your favorite quote? "Live life as if it was your last." -- Unknown.What is your favorite part about the Air Force? Watching the planes take off.If you were not in the Air Force, what would you want to be? An engineer.Who is your... Read more


Commentary: Everything I learned from 'The Wizard of Oz'
Col. Cheryl Allen, Ogden Air Logistics Center Aerospace Sustainment Division
April 5, 2012
Everyone has heard about the series of books by Robert Fulghum revolving around the theme of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." These books are full of good common sense, but I am not sure I can fully ascribe to Fulghum's philosophy. For one thing, I never even went to kindergarten -- which I guess could be a telling factoid in itself. But even with that tremendous handicap... Read more


Commentary: Action Line Question and Answer
April 5, 2012
Question: My work area is Building 1289. Yesterday (Monday, March 5), I had to go to a 4 p.m. dentist appointment in Bountiful. I left at 3:30 p.m. and spent 24 minutes just getting off the base and on to I-15, amounting to about 4/5ths of my normal commute time to and from my residence of Bountiful. Obviously, leaving at this time and taking the route I did was a big mistake. But why, oh why,... Read more


Commentary: Airman to Airman: Airman 1st Class Nicole Puentes, 75th Force Support Squadron
April 5, 2012
Where are you from? Hondo, Texas.What is your favorite quote? "When you are down to nothing, GOD is up to something." "Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, 'Oh crap! She's up!'" Definitely my two favorite quotes.What is your favorite part about being in the Air Force? Having structure; knowing what to do, where to be, how things are supposed to... Read more

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