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  • Avoid nutritional disasters while traveling

    Traveling is one of the biggest nutrition barriers I hear about from clients - especially with active-duty military members are constantly on the go. While it's true that eating healthy while traveling offers unique challenges, it doesn't have to be a nutritional disaster. Some simple steps of

  • Maintaining military customs

    The salute is an integral part to the customs and courtesies which we encounter everyday as servicemembers. The military custom of showing respect between servicemembers has been around longer than the United States of America has been in existence.As we carry on this tradition here amongst

  • Jump and enjoy the ride

    As I prepare for my change of command and departure from Goodfellow next week, I struggled to find an appropriate topic for my last commentary. Eventually, my wife's tandem skydive this weekend gave me the inspiration. As I was reflecting on the day's events, I realized her experience was a metaphor

  • Mentoring - Why we need it during all stages of our career

    Today there are many perspectives on what mentoring means and many different methods used to mentor. Mentoring might be described as the activities conducted by a person (the mentor) to help another person (the mentee) do a job more effectively and progress in his career. The mentor may be someone

  • What I've Learned ...

    Last week I passed my 25th Air Force anniversary. Another milestone of 2010 is that I turned 50 years old. I've spent exactly half my life in the Air Force. These five decades have taught me much and they have certainly given me perspective. With your indulgence, I'd like to share with you some of