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  • On that road again…

    Taking a trip can take a lot of forethought and preparation. How many miles is the final destination? How many stops are you going to make? Is it an overnight trip? Snacks or food stops? Are there restaurants in the area where you plan on stopping? Are you hitting a major city in the early morning

  • If it isn't you, it's the person next to you

    "Hey sexy... you single?"I turned to see a fellow Airman in training; standing about 5 foot 8 inches tall, dark hair and eyes. Over the next four months, I heard this fellow classmate repeat the same line more than a couple dozen times.It wasn't just me he had an eye for; it was a handful of my new

  • Respect for one another is what you have sworn to protect

    As members of the Unites States Air Force, we have received hours of education on the effects of sexual assault in the workplace. Our Air Force has committed itself to eliminating sexual assault among our Airmen, and many of us would never cross that line of making our wingman feel uncomfortable,

  • Holocaust: heeding the warning signs

    Soviet troops entered the abandoned Nazi complex of Auschwitz-Birkenau Jan. 27, 1945. Survivors capable of being used in work camps were long gone, having been taken on a death march deep into Germany. Children and emaciated individuals too frail to be of use to the German war machine were all that

  • The leadership journey

    We encounter at least one leader daily; in the work place, family and in our social lives. From our parental figures during childhood, to our teachers, co-workers and television idols, leadership exists powerfully in our lives. Everyone has their own leadership style, whether it be personal,