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  • Luke 1 bids farewell to Thunderbolts

    As I look back on the past 20 months as commander of the 56th Fighter Wing, I'm humbled by everything that this team has accomplished. I'd like to highlight a few of those successes and milestones, but first I want to start off with a heartfelt thank you to everyone at Team Luke for your hard work, dedication and service. I am incredibly honored to
  • Listening: Required for great leaders

    What makes a leader?You can ask anyone this question, and you may get a different answer every time.When I think of the great leaders I've had the honor and privilege to work with, I think of all the similar traits and qualities they shared. The most important quality of all is their ability to effectively communicate with their
  • New Arms Race: STEM education ensures future force

    Selecting a degree or training program is a major decision with far reaching impact. Reasons for pursuing certain degrees vary, from improving one's current skill set to achieving long term goals. One's decisions may be influenced by class availability or the goal of "checking a box." However, as educational technology and funding has increased,
  • Standards: Foundation for enlisted

    "Standards of Conduct, Character and Military Bearing" is a title familiar to us all as one of the enlisted performance report blocks. However, the term "standards" is much broader than that and includes all the rules and regulations that govern our daily lives as professional Airmen. Whether it is an Air Force Instruction, technical order, general
  • Are you up for the challenge?

    We in the Air Force are facing challenging times as both individuals and organizations. We are in the middle of several force shaping efforts to trim nearly 25,000 Airmen from our ranks. I want to look at the trials facing many squadrons, groups and wings across the Air Force.Initially, these organizations were tasked with helping Airmen prepare
  • Integrity first: Having courage to speak up

    As a kid my dad always asked me questions he already knew the answers to, testing my integrity throughout my childhood. As a strict military father, he taught me at an early age that a man's word is everything, and as I grew older, it developed into having integrity in every aspect of life. The first core value of every Airman is integrity, which I
  • Airmen have responsibility to do uniform proud

    "You never get a second chance at a first impression." - UnknownWhile this saying holds true in many facets of our daily lives, it carries an increased weight and sense of responsibility for us as service members. Not only does this apply to our physical appearance, but also in the way we carry ourselves -- as Airmen who serve this great
  • Paying it forward

    With tax season upon us, I had a weird thought. Being in the Air Force is in many ways similar to the process of receiving a tax return. Now bear with me on this one, and I will try to break it down for you. I'm not saying the two directly correlate or are completely the same, but consider it for a moment.Money is taken out of our paychecks all
  • Good followers necessary for effective leaders

    It is perhaps one of the most difficult duties of an Airman, yet one which we tend not to talk about after Basic Military Training or technical training.We are taught throughout our careers how to be effective leaders, but somewhere in the focus to become effective leaders, we lose the focus on being a good follower.It is strange that being a
  • Advancing CAF through storytellers

    Comprehensive Airmen Fitness is a key talking point in most speeches you hear from Air Force leadership. This concept has been introduced in formal training and many of our younger Airmen are very familiar with it. The purpose of this article is to introduce CAF and discuss how storytellers can help advance CAF at Luke Air Force Base and in the Air
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