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  • How I spent one Saturday night

    When I joined the U.S. Air Force, I knew it would come with a few advantages that as a civilian, I would not normally receive. This would include getting a markdown while buying a mountain bike at a sporting goods store or receiving a 15 percent discount on my cellphone bill every month, gaining

  • NASCAR provides great family experience

    Before moving to Dover, Delaware, I had never watched a NASCAR race. Even though I have worked a couple of them, this year was the first year I was able to be a fan.I have never really been a huge fan of NASCAR, but after interacting with some of the drivers and being able to sit and feel the

  • Chill While You Grill- Don’t Get Burnt Up

    Warmer weather has finally arrived and you can almost taste those burgers cooked to perfection on the grill. But wait, what is that other smell? It is the siding on your house burning and the fames are rapidly spreading. You call 911 and the fire department extinguishes the fire quickly with only

  • It's just a rental

    We have all checked out a rental car and thought 'it's just a rental'. Some drive it differently, park it in the tight parking spots without a care about door dings and could never imagine taking it to a car wash. As we turn it in with the gas gauge just below full, having skidded the tires around a

  • Have you ever thought about...?

    Have you ever thought about what it would be like to walk up several flights of stairs and not be winded? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to complete a half-marathon without pain in your lungs?Have you ever thought about what it would be like to make it through a movie without

  • 18th Air Force Commander's Intent

    Ours is a time of great challenge and great opportunity - there has never been a more important time to lead our Airmen. During this time, I need each Airman in the 18th Air Force to lead with their sights clearly set on our mission and our people, while ensuring an environment of integrity where

  • One man's gift provides inspiration and hope

    Social media has become an inescapable part of our daily lives and has great power to disseminate information, good and bad. Recently, something that came across on social media forced me to reflect in a broader sense of the powers of being connected.Sometimes as we embark on our daily grind toward

  • Your government benefits at risk

    Hanging on the wall next to my computer is a chart showing a person's eligibility for veterans and other government benefits (compensations, education assistance, burial benefits, employment preferences, etc) based on the type of discharge received from military service. The chart has been around

  • Life is a play

    Great actors are known for their ability to play a range of character types. Tom Hanks' acting talents have taken him from an early television career on Happy Days and Bosom Buddies to a movie career that spans a wildly diverse character list. He played a 12-year old boy trapped in an adult's body