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  • AFSPC/CV sends winter safety message

    The fall season and "transitional" weather period is here. It is important to remember the changing season reintroduces hazardous road conditions. We have to stay on our guard as one day may be warm and the next foggy or have a fine layer of frost on the road. Now is the time to make sure you are

  • CFC: Process changes, outcome doesn't

    My first involvement with the Combined Federal Campaign was in 1967. The Chief called me to his office, handed me a card and said, "Sign it." When I started to ask what it was for, he said, "Just sign it. They're going to take a dollar out of your paycheck each month and give it to some people that

  • Why do I volunteer

    Since I was old enough to play outside, I have had a ball in my hands and been infatuated with sports. As a kid, I played just about every major sport there was available to play - football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, you name it, I did it. I made a lot of friends and I steered clear of

  • Against All Odds: Beating an unknown disease

    It has taken me more than 10 years to find the courage and inner strength to write this article - an article I truly hope will translate into something educational and useful to all parents and families reading this ... a subject I rarely talk about these days. You see, this story is about my son,

  • Back to school: I wish I could be late Monday

    Every year I encourage parents to take their kids to the first day of school. It's really important and can have a lasting impression. This is the first year we don't have school-age kids in the house. The first day of school will not be the same. Why do I think this is so important? I'll retell a

  • Motor vehicle safety: Don’t forget the basics while traveling on the road

    As we near the end of the 101 Critical Days of Summer, it is important to stress one area of safety that should never be forgotten - motor vehicle safety. Throughout the course of the year here in Montana, we experience drastic variations in weather and road conditions. Although we can not control

  • A simple 'thank you’

    I was eating lunch the other day with my husband and boys at a local restaurant. A lady I had never seen before walked up and noted my uniform. With a warm smile she asked if I was in the military. I said, "yes," and she began to thank me and tell my family how proud they should be. I told her I

  • Words of wisdom: Inspiration comes in all packages ... what inspires you?

    "Surround yourself with good books and good people...for they will influence you the most." - Mom. My Mom is amazing! She's the oldest of four children, born and raised in Hawaii in a house her Dad built with his own two hands. She served as an elementary school teacher for thousands of children for

  • Not to be conquered

    En route to negotiate a treaty at The Hague in 1608, the ambassadors Spinola and Richardet, sent by the king of Spain, saw eight people from their small boat. "Who are those travelers?" asked the ambassadors of a peasant who was part of their escort. "These are our worshipped masters, the deputies

  • It's High Time We Deflate EPR Ratings

    The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base chief master sergeants assembled in July to discuss the new Enlisted Performance Report form and all the peripheral issues attached to it. Two hours in a conference room with 30 chiefs can be a bit tenuous and draining. Chief Master Sgt. John Hake, the command

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