June 10, 2009 Year of Leadership -- Fitness: Is it Realistic? Is fitness realistic? Is an abdominal circumference of 30 for females or 34 for males realistic? Is working out after work even possible? Is a David Beckham body in a Chris Farley world realistic? The answer to all of these questions is yes. Do you have to take Hydroxycut, eat a high protein and low
May 29, 2009 Unit Safety Rep shares vacation disaster story, avoidance Did you ever have one of those trips? One that was great...for the first hour? And then, well, it kind of fell apart... Let's say you had a mid-May trip to Mount Rushmore. Not that long of a drive, and the weather starts out nice. From there you plan to visit your mom in Omaha. You have a nice
May 25, 2009 Annual ‘101 CDS’ gets underway this weekend The "101 Critical Days of Summer" campaign starts Monday and ends on Sept. 7. The summer months from Memorial Day through Labor Day present higher than normal risks for off-duty mishaps. It's a time when we also experience fatalities at a much higher rate than other times of the year. This time of
May 25, 2009 Year of Leadership: First sergeant gives perspective on 101 CDS Memorial Day is right around the corner and with it we start the 101 Critical Days of Summer. Why do we spend so much time focusing on this specific time of the year? Back in the early '80s, the Air Force Safety Center acknowledged an increase in fatalities during the summer months, especially from
May 15, 2009 Year of Leadership: The overlooked force multiplier Whether it is a mission in the AOR going outside the wire, or a daily trip to the missile complex for site checks, we each have numerous checklists, instructions, guidance and orders that ensure our preparations are complete and thorough. For example, prior to assuming a post, Security Forces
May 3, 2009 Safety Leadership: It’s not just about the perfect powerpoint slide OK, I'm supposed to write this leadership article. I'd like to be able to say it's 454 words of brilliant prose that will revolutionize your though processes and give you the magic solution to lead your people to a perfectly safe life. Regrettably, I'm not that cool. Truth is, there is no magic
April 23, 2009 Year of Leadership: On my best day . . . On my best day, I say the right thing, do the right thing and stop the wrong thing from happening -- even when others will not. On my best day, I speak up and question things that, in my gut, I feel are wrong or against our core values. On my best day, I step up and challenge the reason behind the
April 16, 2009 'Never Again' theme for Remembrance Day May 8 will mark the 64th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. It also marks the anniversary of the end of the systematic torture and killing we know as the Holocaust. More than 12 million Europeans fell victim to
March 25, 2009 Year of Leadership: Mentoring is for everyone Mentoring is a tool that all leaders should have in their toolbox. Let's key on the word leaders. As we continue to reinforce that all Airmen are leaders, we need to recognize that all leaders have the responsibility for mentoring other Airmen. We tell all our young enlisted (and officers) they are
March 10, 2009 Women supporting the war effort In 1908, the Army and Navy established the Nurse Corps, therefore unlocking the door for women in the service. In WWI nearly 13,000 women were assigned to the Navy and Marine Corps serving mostly on hospital trains and ships. Of these, at least three nurses were awarded the Distinguished Service