April 20, 2009 Recognize your responsibility as a mentor I have been at Duke Field for quite a few years and during this time I have had the pleasure of caring for, deploying with and serving alongside the outstanding Airmen of the 919th Special Operations Wing. When I joined the Air Force Reserves many years ago, I set a number of goals that I wished to
March 25, 2009 What will be your legacy? I have been in the Air Force for almost 20 years now, and I have seen change in everything from the uniform to the manner in which we perform aircraft maintenance. That is the one constant that we can all count on -- change. As I have been put in different leadership roles I have noticed a trend
March 8, 2009 Do you wear Air Force gloves? The training instructor approaches the new recruit and screams, "Get your hands out of your pockets! Those are Air Force gloves! We don't wear Air Force gloves!" How often do you see your fellow Airmen with their hands in their pockets? Air Force Instruction 36-2903 states that "members will not ...
Feb. 3, 2009 The power of one decision Decisions are our verbal fingerprint and once they are cast on a population of people, they are never forgotten, rarely erased, and forever there to be scrutinized and dissected. One man made a decision to run for President, and many others made the decision to support him. I submit that decisions
Jan. 23, 2009 UCI approaches: Are you ready? With only one unit training assembly before the Unit Compliance Inspection, I want to thank everyone for dedicating the time and effort preparing for this inspection. In particular, I need to thank Col. Jon Weeks, 919th SOW vice commander, and Lt. Col. Ray Porrata, 919 SOW process manager, for their
Nov. 7, 2008 Wing's L2 program eases task accomplishment We're all familiar with continuity books and what an excellent source of information they are in planning and executing tasks or events. Now imagine a library full of lessons learned that can help you avoid pitfalls, accomplish a project or plan a full-scale exercise or deployment. That's what the
Jan. 30, 2008 Goodbye Midnight Express, hello express news It's the dreaded moment you've all been waiting for. Starting in June, the award-winning Midnight Express will no longer be printed. Yes, yes, I'm deeply sorry to have to tell you that from now on, if you want to be informed on the latest Duke Field news and information, you're going to have to
Nov. 26, 2007 PEP package blunders: What you need to know to get ahead Earlier this year, I, along with four other chief master sergeants, took part in this year's 10th Air Force Promotion Enhancement Program Selection Board at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. We were selected to review 31 packages spanning from technical sergeant to chief master
May 6, 2007 MCITS helps ace inspections It's almost one year past the dreaded inspection you wouldn't dare to mention, but don't take that breath of relaxation just yet. Though the Operational Readiness Inspection is over and done with, we should be gearing up for the next wave of inspections coming our way. That's right - debuting in
March 4, 2007 Duke follows Eglin's 'paper-to-web' trail Did you notice anything different about this issue of the Midnight Express? If it took you 10 seconds instead of your normal 15 to skim the paper, then you probably found your fingers looking for pages 9-12. Following in the footsteps of those like Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field is moving toward