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  • The first step is the hardest

    It started with an assignment I wasn't too keen on taking. We all have them, where we have already been there, done that and wanted something else. I knew the assignment would be difficult since I recently retrained into a different career field. I hadn't expected or been told before arriving that I would be a 3-level NCO in a job I was just

  • Focus on marriages

    Love is patient.Love is kind.Love never fails.These three biblical statements are often challenging in a normal marriage, and even more in the demands of a military environment. As a marriage and family chaplain here, with the longer and more-frequent deployment cycles, I am seeing more and more marriages struggling to survive. So I strive to build

  • For the better: Victims advocate tells realities of sexual assault

    Editor's note: Due to the sensitivity of the subject, the names of the author and those mentioned in the story have not been used.I have heard many different stories. It usually takes me a few mistakes to remember which details belong with which crime, who was a friend with the victim and who the assailant was. It may take me a minute or two to

  • L. E .A .D .E. R.

    The acronym I created for this word represents aspects of my leadership philosophy. Each keyword is followed by my interpretation of its significance and the standard I wish to live by. Please read this paper as if it were a letter I wrote to myself. I intent on using this in the future as a constant reminder of the leader I want to be. When I feel

  • Fire prevention includes spring cleaning

    Baseball season has arrived, which means it is spring, and also time to do some spring cleaning. For many people, late March or early April serves as a painful reminder that it is time to work on spring cleaning. As many begin the laboring task of cleaning and clearing the debris that accumulated over the winter months, Shaw's fire prevention team

  • My life was changed forever

    My life was changed forever February 11, 2011. It was a Friday. I was glad to be getting off work, because I was going to be on leave for the next two weeks. Around 5 p.m., my friend, Chris, texted me and asked if I wanted to come over to his house. Since my wife was taking my daughter over to a friend's house, I decided to go. When I arrived, he

  • Long tour, short tour? Airman & Family Readiness Center supports all of Team Shaw

    Have you served on a remote tour and recall being upset that no one phoned or e-mailed your spouse while you were away? Maybe your spouse felt disconnected because there was not an avenue to receive information about base happenings once you left? Did your spouse even know who his or her first sergeant was once you out-processed your unit? We all

  • How well do you reflect 'Air Force blue?'

    Each day, when you wake up and put on the uniform of our great Air Force, do you ever stop to think about the awesome responsibilities fundamental to the privilege of donning Air Force blue?Over time, coupled with societal changes, it seems to me that our Air Force Core Values are becoming increasingly more difficult for Airmen to follow and comply

  • Are you mature enough to be an Airman?

    Being an Airman is a tremendous responsibility. We are responsible for flying, maintaining and supporting the most awesome weapon systems the world has ever seen. It takes mature men and women to handle such serious responsibilities where failure has larger consequences than most can imagine. So, I ask one simple question. Are you mature enough to

  • Watch where you step: Software and government computers

    Every day, many service members expose the military to potential fines and make its network vulnerable. How? There are many ways. A few common mistakes include: Not reading the "Terms and Conditions" before agreeing to them; Not ensuring the software is legal, that is, authorized and documented; Making unauthorized copies of programs;
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