• Make your brain an SPF

    With summer around the corner, it is that time of year when families plan vacations, little league starts up and people spend more time outdoors. That makes this the perfect time to discuss skin protection. Why should we protect ourselves? You look pretty good with a golden brown tan, don't you? The

  • Pace for success

    Memorial Day morning while cycling with such greats as Lt. Col. Vinny Lostetter and other cycling superstars from the base and local community, I learned a very hard and very valuable lesson about the importance of training and the right pace. I have always enjoyed cycling, but only about six months

  • Communications transformation brings positive change to forefront

    Over the past six months, we underwent a huge transformation in the information technology realm. We restructured our communications squadron, upgraded the base telephone switch and moved to seven-digit dialing, consolidated the computer help desk, strengthened Public Key Infrastructure security and

  • Embrace change as it happens

    A call to arms! When I was half way through T-37s during pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., the leadership called us into the base theater and informed us that due to the post Gulf War draw down. They would be changing the way the assignment process worked. At the end of pilot

  • Sexual assault is everyone's issue

    Frequently in our sexual assault prevention trainings, I will ask the question, "Is sexual assault just a women's issue?" The responses are always interesting and frequently very insightful. It is the goal of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to involve everyone in the process of

  • Base security requires teamwork, personal responsibility

    Air Force senior leaders announced in 2006 the need for Air Force Security Forces to quickly evolve beyond our existing "Cold War" strategic planning and functional paradigms to ensure our Airmen are adequately trained, equipped and organized to defend against the new global threats and insurgency

  • How do you celebrate?

    What does Memorial Day mean to you? I challenge you to think about that as we draw closer to May 26. It seems too many of our national holidays have become increasingly obscured in terms of their history, significance and how they're observed. In particularly, the traditional observance of Memorial

  • Attitude is the key

    When Lieutenant Murnan from Public Affairs caught me in the hallway last week and told me I was due to write a commentary, I laughed and thought she got me good. When she confirmed it, my heart sank because I thought I can't write. When I've written performance reports or decorations for my Airmen,

  • People must find balance in their lives

    When I first moved to Oklahoma, I was told there are only two seasons here - green and brown. I am enjoying the coming of the green season, especially as the dogwood trees come alive with their white flowers. I am enjoying opening my windows at home and the sound of my furnace not running. It is

  • Retrospection

    As I write this article, my time both at Vance and with the active Air Force is rapidly coming to a conclusion after more than 21 years. As my career comes to a close, I find myself reminiscing about the people I have worked with and the places and things I have seen -- mostly the people. I had the