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  • Air Force Chief of Staff names MIT cadet as cadet of the year

    The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, recently named the 2009 United States Air Force Cadet of the Year. Cadet Col. Ryan W. Castonia, a senior, majoring in Aerospace Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was notified of the honor in an official letter signed by

  • ORE closes with valuable lessons learned

    The 908th Airlift Wing returned to Maxwell Saturday after a week-long Operational Readiness Exercise at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss. While there, the wing learned much in its preparation for the December Operational Readiness Inspection. For the exercise, six of the

  • What goes around comes around

    A phrase we often hear in life is "what goes around comes around." I had never thought of that phrase from a mentoring standpoint until Aug. 24. I was instructing two classes of Air and Space Basic Course students on Air Force Instruction 36-2618, the Enlisted Force Structure, prior to their first

  • Air Force leadership emphasizes AFSO21

    In a joint June 2009 memorandum, the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force pointed out the importance of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21. "AFSO21 represents a fundamental transformation in how Airmen work," Sec. Michael Donley and Gen. Norton Schwartz said in their

  • AFHRA employee retires after more than 50 years of service

    Fresh out of high school, Helen Weaver joined the ranks of the Montgomery Veteran's Administration in September 1957, and has been a government employee ever since. She began her career as a clerk/typist at the VA and was looking forward to a career in government service. "Even before I got out of

  • Consider showing a little kindness

    The great Rabbi and teacher, Abraham Joshua Heschel, once wrote, "When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people." That's one of those quotes that I consider a keeper. I'm growing older. In fact, I just turned 50 years of age. And, while in no way do I feel old, I

  • 42nd Medical Group offers new ‘quality of life’ classes

    The 42nd Medical Group is offering new "quality of life" classes that address sleep enhancement, pain management and stress. Many people suffer from restless sleep, chronic pain and emotional distress (depression, anxiety or anger). If interested in learning ways to improve sleep, the sleep

  • Online tool offers mental health self-assessment

    A new online tool offers military servicemembers and their families free, anonymous mental health self-assessments. "Military Pathways" is an online screening tool that allows servicemembers and their families to assess their mental well-being anonymously and to identify symptoms linked with mental

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- A tale of two instructors

    Air Education and Training Command is primarily made up of students and instructors. On the surface, the instructors simply teach certain skills so that students are ready for new challenges. In reality, they contribute so much more. Instructors make us better Airmen and continually raise our level

  • 42nd Medical Group prepares for flu immunizations

    The 42nd Medical Group Immunizations Clinic is prepared to protect the base population from seasonal influenza, or flu. This year's influenza vaccination is the best way to prevent infection and complications associated with the virus. The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, recommends everyone 6