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  • Dealing with their fears

    The flash of lightning woke me moments before the crash of thunder brought my youngest son running."Mommy, I'm afraid," he said, his eyes large in his face, "I want to be with you". We curled up on the bed to watch and listen. Slowly, he relaxed and fell asleep, confident that no matter the

  • I've got it now

    This is kind of Ernie Pyle-esque.I've got it now. If I thought I had a clue from 8,000 miles away (back in the U.S.), I didn't know the half of it. From my vantage point now 800 miles away (in Southwest Asia), I can't feel all the tension and fear that the family practitioner, Medical Services Corp

  • The importance of a mentor

    Webster's dictionary defines supervision as a "critical watching and directing of activities or a course of action." A mentor in the process of mentorship is defined as "a trusted counselor or guide." With these two definitions in mind, I wish to broach the idea that these two simple words dealing

  • The keys to success

    One of the most rewarding experiences of being the 17th Training Group commander is the opportunity to attend graduations from all of our Air Force specialty code-awarding courses. I am honored to have the opportunity to speak at the graduation of many of our firefighting, special instruments and

  • The CFC lifeline

    It is that time again; the 6-week period of time which started Tuesday when the fund-raising drive for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) kicked off. Key-workers, in a frenzy, drop off booklets and receipts. The booklets list who you can give your money to and the receipts prove to the IRS that you