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  • Faith, fitness correlate more than I thought

    While working the night shift during the ORI, I started thinking about the relationship of fitness to faith, especially since I am a chaplain. I perused the internet and found the book, "Faith and Fitness: Diet and Exercise for a Better World," by Tom Hafer. I was intrigued, so I ordered 15 copies

  • AFAF – Taking care of our own

    I am most proud of the priority we place on taking care of our fellow Airmen and their families. A great example of taking care of our own is the Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) annual fundraising effort. Through the AFAF, the Air Force Village Foundation, Air Force Aid Society, LeMay Foundation

  • PACAF commander sends message to Airmen

    Fellow PACAF Airmen, Eva-Marie and I are excited to be back in the Pacific--a place we have been previously assigned and enjoy greatly. We deeply appreciate the warm welcome. The Pacific is a place of vital interest to our Nation and Air Force and will continue to grow in importance. I am certain

  • Bill of Rights Day

    America's Revolutionary War Patriots fought hard to establish this Country and for the freedoms we still cherish today. On 15 Dec 1791 the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified and have since been referred to as The Bill of Rights. As proclaimed by President Roosevelt in 1941

  • Veterans -- Ambassadors for Life

    This past summer we dedicated the Atterbury Memorial Park and Pacific Legacy Pathway on Hickam Air Force Base as a tribute to the many Pacific Airmen who graced these skies over the last 90 years. As we celebrate Veterans Day, we honor not only the contributions of those enshrined throughout this

  • A Chaplain’s Work – More than Worship

    The word "privilege" is defined as freedom, license or opportunity. While serving as a deployed staff chaplain at Balad Air Base Iraq, from January through May 2007, I had the significant privilege of being allowed to travel much of Iraq to visit Airmen serving in "In Lieu Of" or ILO missions. In

  • Memorial Day

    More than a million American service members have died in the wars and conflicts this nation fought since the first colonial soldiers took up arms in 1775 to fight for independence. Every Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine who died fighting in these conflicts was someone's son or daughter, father or

  • Don’t settle for just finishing the job

    Some time ago, I read a short story about the trials and tribulations suffered by the designers and builders of the Brooklyn Bridge. This is a great story that illustrates determination and pride in one's accomplishments. The title of this story was "The test of a first-rate work is that you finish

  • Sometimes, it's all in the delivery

    Some people just seem to have a gift when it comes to communicating with people, while others seem to communicate in a fashion consistent with fingernails running down a chalkboard. So what makes some folks more successful than others?Why are some people able to get others to "climb on board" to

 

 

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