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  • Remember safety, ORM during 101 critical days

    Tuesday we will have a Safety Day to focus on the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign that runs Memorial Day through Labor Day. This year's campaign theme is "Operation Safe Summer, Zero Fatalities." The months of June, July and August rank No. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, as the most deadly months of the year for off-duty fatal mishaps, many alcohol

  • Area surrounding Vance offers plenty to do, see

    Sandy and I have really enjoyed our time here in Enid, and we are sad to be starting our preparations to leave Vance and head off to San Antonio. All too frequently, I have heard people complaining about there being nothing to do in their off time. I find this surprising since we have never had a lack of things to do here. When we arrived a couple

  • Military needs diverse backgrounds, talents

    Diversity is a word that can elicit all kinds of negative connotations, but it is a concept which is critical for readiness and warfighting capability in the 21st century. Now more than ever, we need to have a diverse military. We are engaged in a war on two fronts, but this is not a typical war. This is not a fight for territory or conquest. It is

  • Public appreciates dedication to fight and win

    "I hated my place in the world," Tom Cruise's title character says in the movie Jerry Maguire during his crisis of conscience. It's obvious he wasn't serving in the military today. Support for military personnel in communities across the United States is truly awe-inspiring. Military personnel in communities with Air Force bases tend to be highly

  • Create 'sparks' to fuel fire of military career

    The military draws our nation's finest young men and women into our ranks for many different reasons. Patriotism, job opportunities and the desire to "see the world" are just a few reasons. Perhaps it's the education benefits, or the chance to be on the edge, deployed to a combat zone that influenced our Airmen, Sailors and Marines to sign up.

  • Immunizations protect against 'route' diseases

    An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As a child, I had measles, German measles, mumps and chickenpox. I still vividly remember the chickenpox, which I had as a teenager. I was miserable and felt like I'd have to get better to die for a couple of days. At that time, epidemics of these diseases frequently swept the United States, making

  • View club membership as investment for future

    As the staff judge advocate here, I attend a significant number of meetings each week. While the topics discussed in each of these meetings generally vary, one issue -- club membership rates -- has been routinely raised in multiple forums. Many of you are probably wondering why this issue would be important to senior leadership at Vance. It is

  • Lent, Easter follow path from death to resurrection

    Lent and Easter reveal what human life is all about -- struggles, hardships and difficulties, suffering and death but beyond all these is the resurrection of the body. The resurrection is the summit or climax of all these events. Apostle Paul himself said that if Christ has not raised from the dead, our faith is in vain. Human struggles, suffering

  • Take CARE of military's important asset

    Our people are the most important asset in the military. We have highly trained, highly educated and highly motivated people who get the job done day in and day out. I have heard many times in my Air Force career, "Remember, you are training your replacement." This is so very true -- less than half of current Air Force Airmen were in the Air Force

  • Honor,Trust,Integrity: Foundation of professionalism

    In my office I have a small frame with three words prominently displayed - Honor, Trust, Integrity. By themselves they are simple words, but to me they define my profession. Why do I choose this as an Airscoop article? It appears that the need to discuss this belief has again surfaced. Once more, an article in Air Force Times describes the downfall
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