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  • Year of Leadership: Compassionate leaders must always be on call

    "Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging. "-- Deepak Chopra Compassion and leadership are sometimes words disconnected from each other. The perception of a powerful leader is one who is strong, tough and untiring ... but the

  • Faded blue

    Are you the type of person that times your departure just right to avoid standing outside while the flag is lowered? Do you plan your leave so you are absent on promotion notification day to avoid the expense of buying the celebratory food and beverages? Do you run the other way when someone flashes

  • Year of Leadership: Compassion's role in leadership is critical

    Compassion is this month's theme for the AFSPC Year of Leadership; however, compassion is not only important in December and during the holidays, or in the domain of counselors and chaplains. Compassion, which is centered on respect for human dignity, is a fundamental aspect of leadership. It is not

  • Year of Leadership: Three "C's" of leadership include compassion

    Compassion - the theme for December during this Air Force Space Command Year of Leadership. Compassion -- an attribute of military leadership. Compassion? "OK," you may be saying, "I get why a chaplain is writing this article. After all, a chaplain must have compassion somewhere in his or her

  • Can you spoil your baby?

    With all my years of providing parenting education and support, I have seen many parents, especially dads, worry that picking up a crying baby too much will spoil them and not allow them to become independent or start to meet their own needs. Actually, if you give your baby prompt attention, your

  • Year of Leadership: Core values act as moral compass

    Just as most religions have a set of guidelines for followers to learn, internalize and abide by, the Air Force has also set forth such guidelines. They are known as the core values. These values are not simply a business model or something to guide the Air Force institution itself; they values are

  • Year of Leadership: Service before self

    We have all heard and repeated the Air Force's core values, "Integrity First, Excellence in All We Do, Service Before Self," more times than we can count. In fact, this wing has just experienced the latter, during a grueling, 15-day Nuclear Surety and Operational Readiness Inspection -- this on the

  • The Skinny on Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving dinner! The time of year you stuff yourself into a food-induced coma and awaken to find your relatives have stacked sandbags around you so you don't tip over. It's the start of the holiday season; along with the beginning of holiday weight gain for millions of Americans. The problem

  • Year of Leadership: Excellence in All Things

    In a letter to his son, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee exhorted him to "Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less." Every Airman on Malmstrom AFB could doubtless recite some type of job description if asked their duty; but our duty does not entail simply

  • Operation Happy Holidays needs your generosity

    We must not forget the Montana troops who are deployed during this holiday season. We must let them know how much we appreciate their sacrifices on behalf of this country. This is Operation Happy Holidays 10th year. Operation Happy Holidays is a program to say thank you to the dedicated troops who

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