Commentary

Commentary

Independence Day: our proud heritage

by Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon

KMC commander

For those of us serving in the American Armed Forces family, Independence Day is a very personal holiday.

June 25, 2010 ×

Commentary

Thank you, Col. Rupp for a job well done

Thank you, Col. Rupp for a job well done

by Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon

86th Airlift Wing commander

This week, Col. Bill Rupp relinquished command of the 86th Maintenance Group to Col. Scott Fike.

June 18, 2010 ×

Commentary

Medical Group: access to care a top priority

by Lt. Col. Gregory Sweitzer

86th Medical Group chief of medical staff

At the 86th Medical Group, our patients

June 11, 2010 ×

Commentary

Comprehensive Community Fitness

Encouraging all members of the Army Family — service members, civilians, families, local national employees and retirees — to stay fit is the aim of the commander’s Comprehensive Community Fitness Program. As part of the program subject matter experts from around the command have focused on the five pillars of […]

June 10, 2010 ×

Commentary

Leadership is not convenient: Part 2

by Senior Master Sgt. Traci Schlaefer

USAFE Command Center

Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part series. The last part was published in the May 28 edition of the Kaiserslautern American on Page 2. Throughout my military career I have been mentored by supervisors and senior leaders who’ve truly inspired me. I once had a chief tell […]

June 4, 2010 ×

Commentary

Slay your ‘power vampires’ at work, home

by Don Doran

USAG Kaiserslautern environmental management division

Resource conservation: what an ambiguous term. Who does it apply to? Who should manage it? How does it affect me, or better said, what part do I play? With such “catch-all” terminology, we often lose sight of the impact each of us contributes to the end problem. That’s why sometimes […]

June 4, 2010 ×

Commentary

Mentorship: our unwritten core responsibility

by Col. Don Bacon

3rd Air Force deputy commander

The Air Force grows its military leaders from within.

June 4, 2010 ×

Commentary

Leadership is not convenient: Part 1

Editor’s note: This is Part I of a two-part series. The next part will be published in next week’s paper. Being a leader in today’s Air Force is not an easy task. The multi-talented requirements have taken a new meaning due to high operations tempo, longer deployments and manning cuts. […]

May 28, 2010 ×

Commentary

AF officials launch Critical Days of Summer

by Maj. Heidi Nelson

Air Force Safety Center Ground Safety Division

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.

May 28, 2010 ×

Commentary

Equipment is the Airman’s greatest edge

by Col. Kelly Burns

86th Logistics Readiness Group commander

Though people are the Air Force

May 21, 2010 ×