Nov. 25, 2020 Feeling grateful: My cancer survival story Cancer is scary, treatment is chilling and nothing about cancer is fun. Every November is Men’s Health Awareness Month, but this “Movember,” it hit so much closer to home. #ReserveResilient
Sept. 19, 2017 Commentary: 3lbs, 11oz of Resiliency In 2016 my husband and I found out I was pregnant with our second child and we were ecstatic. We had just bought our first home and the age gap between our first and second child would be three years, our "ideal" age gap. It was another girl, which is exactly what we were hoping for. We decided to
Aug. 17, 2017 Mentoring is true leadership Recently I had the rare privilege of seeing a friend and counterpart retire after 36 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. Chief Master Sgt. Kirk Stewart retired effective July 25. He left with 36 years of knowledge and experience.
Feb. 22, 2017 A Modern Military Marriage Six years and four months ago I married my husband. I was 19 and completely ignorant to the commitment I just made.
Dec. 20, 2016 Empower your Airmen Air Force leaders know achieving goals is important to every Airman. We all have ones we set for ourselves, and the ones set for us by others. As leaders - yes, every Airman is a leader - we have to work to reach our personal goals.
Nov. 23, 2016 Priorities: “Maintaining aircraft control” There are plenty of ideas and tools floating around regarding prioritization; however, I believe the best tool I have ever been given is one I learned in pilot training over 25-years ago. It is very simple: when things are busy, or going wrong in an aircraft, the most important task is to fly the
Oct. 14, 2016 These are the “Good Old Days” We’ve all heard it before. Throughout our careers, there was always some crusty senior noncommissioned officer peevishly saying, “Remember when we did x, y, or z? Those were the good old days.”
Aug. 31, 2016 Heroes: my family, my friends "To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." --Louis B. Smedes
July 6, 2016 Navigating the Reserve World After serving more than five years as an active duty Airman, I was confident in my abilities to be a successful leader and proficient in my career field while having a high understanding of the Air Force culture.As I transitioned into the Air Force Reserve, I assumed the adjustment would be seamless
March 31, 2016 Clean your Closets Spring is upon us and it is time to ‘clean your closets’ by reflecting on past accomplishments, and refocusing your future goals.