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Team, leadership successfully draw down preventive health at Joint Base Balad

Posted July 6, 2012 by by Capt. Joseph Ball

Preventive health members from Luke Air Force Base, Lackland AFB, Texas, and Kirtland AFB, N.M., were lucky enough to have the opportunity to deploy during the closure of vaunted Joint Base Balad during the June through November 2011 rotation. For some, it was their first deployment; for others, it was another in a long line…

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Chaplain thoughts – July 6, 2012

Posted July 6, 2012 by Chaplain (Maj.) Scott Jobe

  “I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot 26 times … and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”   ~ Michael Jordon   As leaders we need to communicate and…

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Fly Over: ‘Warrior’

Posted July 6, 2012 by by Capt. Tristan Hinderliter

While there may be a few female characters in “Warrior,” the testosterone-charged 2011 drama set against the backdrop of a high-stakes mixed martial arts tournament, there’s no question this movie is set firmly in the world of men.

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Fly Over: ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’

Posted July 6, 2012 by by Macario Mora

The legend of our beloved 16th President continues to grow as an axe-wielding Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) slays vampires in the Tim Burton-produced and Timur Bekmambetov-directed “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”

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Air Force leaders issue Independence Day message

Posted July 3, 2012 by anradmin

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy...

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Fired up to vote with FVAP

Posted June 29, 2012 by by Master Sgt. Larry Morgan Jr.

Mark your calendar for Nov. 6. It is an important date to remember this year. This date is commonly known as Election Day. Americans across the nation will be casting their ballots. This constitutional right is also just as important for uniformed service members and our families. There’s no better way to exercise this right…

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3-M concept of leadership serves chief well

Posted June 29, 2012 by by Chief Master Sgt. Steven Ferrell

Whenever I am asked about my leadership methods, I always say, “I apply my Three-M concept: mentor, motivate and monitor.” Most people will discover at one time or another they have been in a leadership role, whether as a sibling, parent, boss, coach or sometimes as a team member. Realizing the profound impact one person…

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Chaplain thoughts – June 29, 2012

Posted June 29, 2012 by Chaplain (Maj.) Scott Jobe, 56th Fighter Wing deputy chaplain

  “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” ~ John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)   Americans willing to put their country before themselves is the epitome of patriotism. As we approach the Fourth of July, let us truly celebrate and remember…

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Fly Over – ‘War Reporting for Cowards’

Posted June 29, 2012 by by Airman 1st Class Kate Vaughn

Imagine going to basic training, and during your first week, you’re told it’s time to go to war, for real.

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Fly Over – ‘Brave’

Posted June 29, 2012 by by Senior Airman C.J. Hatch

The story of Merida, the princess of DunBroch, starts simple enough with the recounting of her childhood playing hide-and-seek with her mother and getting a bow and arrow for her birthday. After shooting an arrow into the woods she sets off to find it and gets lost.

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