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  • Chance of a lifetime; Maj. gets most from volunteer experience

    We all hear about the myriad of volunteer opportunities available on and off base. Our leaders encourage us to get out in the local community and represent the Air Force. Sometimes we go; other times we just get busy.We might volunteer in order to fill one last line on our quarterly award package or

  • Back to school means increased safety for drivers

    Members of the 99th Air Base Wing Safety office want to remind drivers to take increased care during the back to school season.According to the Department of Transportation, 23 million children ride the school bus each year. As many as 12,000 of those 23 million children are injured each year in

  • Teamwork affects us all

    Imagine you're deployed. Your base has been mortared and you are leading a post attack sweep team. The very lives of your team depend on the collective actions of each team member. Think about what would happen if one person acted alone.Now, imagine you are recalled and standing in a deployment

  • Keep it right

    We've all heard the piercing cry of the sirens while going about our day. 'No worries, it can't be headed this way,' we think. But, what is that you see in your rearview mirror? It's the flashing lights of an emergency response vehicle.This is usually when things get a little tricky. We all know we

  • We buckled up, 'we walked away'

    How many times have you noticed the warnings on the visor of most new cars? I never paid much attention to them, but fortunately at an early age, I learned to always buckle up anytime I was in a vehicle. Having your older brother, a senior airman stationed in Japan, thrown from the passenger seat of

  • Atmosphere Eight: Grace

    The Command Chief's 12 Atmospheres are designed to invoke a monthly focus on simple everyday concepts that sometimes get lost in light of increased ops-tempo and proliferation of typical Air Force jargon. Leaders at every level are encouraged to incorporate the monthly focus in their area of

  • Hey, watch this!

    "Good wingmen never go off duty, and they willingly support leaders, subordinates and peers in protecting our Air Force people and resources"--Air Force Safety Center (www.afsc.af.mil) What do you think are the three most dangerous words in the English language? You and I may have different answers,

  • COMMENTARY – Atmosphere 6: Attitude

    The Command Chief's "12 Atmospheres" are designed to invoke a monthly focus on simple everyday concepts that sometimes get lost in light of increased ops-tempo and Air Force jargon. Leaders at every level are encouraged to incorporate the monthly "Atmosphere" focus in their area of responsibility by

  • COMMENTARY - Atmosphere 3: Relationships

    The Command Chief's "12 Atmospheres" are designed to focus on simple concepts that sometimes get lost from increased ops-tempo and Air Force jargon. Leaders at every level are encouraged to incorporate the monthly focus by whatever means they deem fit, but keep it very casual, fun. Each month a

  • The Future of Air Crew Mission Debriefing Systems

    Operated by the 98th Operations Support Squadron here, the Range Integration Instrumentation System and the PC Integrated Tactics Assessment System represents an $80 million investment in combat air forces aircrew training systems and is the future of aircrew mission debriefing systems. The web