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  • What it takes to be a leader in today’s Air Force

    The Air Force structure that we operate within today is in a constant state of transformation. In the 90s, we operated under a Total Quality Management concept. Now, we operate while keeping the Air Force Transformation Flight Plan in mind. The AF Transformation Flight Plan serves as a guide for AF

  • I found my extended 'familia' in the Air Force

    I came to the United States of America, in 1994. I came as an immigrant looking for a better way of life. I came looking to share in the "American Dream". The debt I owe my mother for bringing me to this great country is insurmountable. The debt I owe America for accepting me is unimaginable. This

  • PACAF commander sends message to Airmen

    Fellow PACAF Airmen, Eva-Marie and I are excited to be back in the Pacific - a place we have been previously assigned and enjoy greatly. We deeply appreciate the warm welcome. The Pacific is a place of vital interest to our Nation and Air Force and will continue to grow in importance. I am certain

  • COMPACAF Commentary

    Fellow PACAF Airmen, Eva-Marie and I are excited to be back in the Pacific--a place we have been previously assigned and enjoy greatly. We deeply appreciate the warm welcome. The Pacific is a place of vital interest to our Nation and Air Force and will continue to grow in importance. I am certain

  • Honorable discharge: Are you working on it?

    What?! Is this guy kidding? He's asking us what we're doing to work toward an honorable discharge? That just seems so terminal, why would anyone be thinking about getting discharged, already? OK, OK, let me explain myself here. Of course we all start our Air Force careers by raising our right hand.

  • Thanks for all you do

    As the 607th Air Intelligence Group commander, it's not always easy to keep people focused on the mission and to maintain morale. Sometimes in the monotony of day-to-day operations, exercises and taskings, we lose our focus and forget the value of what we do for our nation. Without this larger

  • Adaptation is key to happiness, success

     Trudging up the steep hill, the cold winter air burning my lungs, I fought with my web belt, shifted my helmet and wiped the sweat from my brow. It was January and the snow had just melted at Osan, yet I was losing fluids just by walking to work in my "battle rattle" and chemical warfare defense

  • Lasting Heritage to Limitless Horizons

    Sixty years ago--President Harry Truman set the wheels in motion that directed the establishment of the United States Air Force. It was a move that broke tradition. It was move that changed military culture. And, it was a move that put airpower in its proper place--as the preeminent purveyor of the

  • Taking care of our people and our home

    One of the most difficult tasks we have as military professionals is to reinforce in our Airmen that Osan is our home, and the people on the installation are our family. Even though Osan is treated as a deployed-in-place location and a remote, as Airmen we all have a responsibility to be good

  • Military Justice

    "Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all." - George Washington I recently read an article in the local paper about the Pat Tillman fratricide and the military's need for a scapegoat over handling of that incident. In that