We quite often see blogs and articles discussing the best and most accurate movies regarding war or military life. I’m sure our readers have their Continue Reading
Fini Flights, Walkarounds, and Building Trust in the Air Force (or Anywhere!)
This article was spurred by a recent LinkedIn post by Michelle "Mace" Curran, a former USAF Thunderbird pilot. In that post, she accurately describes Continue Reading
Military Leader or Business Manager? (Part 4: Combat Leadership Traits)
"General Richardson feels that combat commanders must have a compelling desire to make their units the best possible. These commanders must have a Continue Reading
Military Leader or Business Manager? (Part 3: Traits of a Successful Leader)
"A review of 350 leadership studies, by Dr. William A. Hamel, supported twelve leadership characteristics. Successful leaders were -Found to be above Continue Reading
Military Leader or Business Manager? (Part 2: Is There a Difference?)
In Part 1 I asked questions as to where all these bad leaders come from and whether or not this is something new or if it's always been this way. Continue Reading
Military Leader or Business Manager? (Part 1: Good Leaders or Place Holders)
I'm a little bit of a history nut. Well okay, a lot of a history nut, especially military history. I also have a keen interest in observing people and Continue Reading
Whose Freedom at What Price?
It seems that a huge percentage of the U.S. population believes that they should have a right to know everything about everything, as long as it's a Continue Reading
Air Force & ANG: Stop Treating Part-Timers Like They’re Subjects in a Social Experiment
This post popped up on my feed today on a business networking site where a mom was talking about her young daughter getting older. “"It's easier Continue Reading
Sometimes You Gotta’ Break the Rules to Take Care of Your People
Sometimes heroes show up when you least expect them, and this is about one of those times. Most of my active duty Air Force time was spent teaching Continue Reading
Find Your Clouds and Don’t Let Them Slip Away
I've been blessed to spend quite a bit of time with my grandchildren recently and all of them are elementary school age and younger. We have spent Continue Reading
Waving Bye-Bye to Miss American Pie
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 21, 2020. ___________________ Don't get your hopes up that I'm going to write about the movie because Continue Reading
The Distinguished Flying Double-Cross
The Air Force claims to care about its people, yet this stunt happened. On April 1st (I’ll let the reader draw the irony of the date connection) the Continue Reading