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  • Leadership and Management

    As Airmen we are taught leadership from day one--setting the right example, inspiring others, leading among our peers and leading within our organizations. Management, or being a manager, has almost become a bad word; micromanagement and management in lieu of leadership. However, in any successful

  • Remembering America’s Veterans

    Mobility Airmen,I'd like to take a moment to honor a distinguished group of men and women. This group has an unmatched track record in transforming seemingly insurmountable circumstances and challenges into triumph. It is a group accustomed to putting service before self and making the extraordinary

  • Back to the basics

    What is success?  How does one accomplish it?  Are we really connected today?  I'd argue that if we go back to the basics and do just a few things, we would find ourselves both successful and connected. This includes things such as truly living our Core Values, treating others with dignity and

  • 436th Contracting Squadron End of Year Updates

    Happy New Year! Hopefully you're already experiencing some small improvements that the end of a Fiscal Year (FY) brought to your organization. Perhaps your unit obtained some useful supplies for its members.  Maybe you're seeing construction workers begin the renovation of a facility that is in dire

  • Why accountability matters to you

    The question of accountability has elicited varying reactions from various people. Whereas some people welcome it as a way of proving their infallibility, others fear it because it is likely to expose them to scrutiny, and their shortcomings punished.The United States Air Force requires that all

  • Protecting Our Air Force Family

    Teammates,Delivering excellence begins with establishing a climate where our people are valued and treated with the utmost in dignity and respect.  These same family values we learned from our parents and now instill in our own homes, remain essential to the health of our Air Force Family today. 

  • Escape to New York

    Last week, if you were to ask me what I knew about the USO, a few things would have come to my mind: Bob Hope of course, but also their centers at major airports and military installations, their seemingly unlimited supply of Girl Scout cookies, Bob Hope, care packages for deployed troops, morale

  • Dover AFB Fire Department Reminds Residents: Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!

    Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That was the message behind this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!" Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, Dover AFB Fire Department joined forces with

  • Nurturing Relationships and a Culture of Caring

    "Nurture:  verb; to help (something or someone) to grow, develop, or succeed" according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. Our lives are full of nurturing activities - ranging from nurturing flower gardens during the summer to our relationships with friends and family.  Relationships, like gardens,

  • Leadership: Developing a Culture of Excellence

    Winston Churchill, arguably one of history's greatest leaders for so many reasons said, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." It reminds me of leadership lessons I've either learned over the years or remember from various speeches.  Allow me to