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Social Media: Stay connected, but stay secure

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Social media is still a great way to keep in touch, but it is important to be aware that not everyone watching is a “friend.”The Air Force guide to the use of Social Media advises users to: “Be cautious with information sharing. Maintain privacy settings ...

Mentoring: A mentality, not a meeting

We tend to think of the formal mentoring session as that special, dedicated time where all the secrets to professional success and development are unlocked. We come to the mentoring meeting well prepared with questions in hand and pen-and-paper at the ready for fear of missing an important ...

COMMANDER’S LOG: AFMC highlights mentoring in 2018

What is one thing that Steve Jobs, Benjamin E. Mays, Maya Angelou and Luther Powell all have in common? All of them were mentors to individuals who accomplished great things in the world. Mr. Jobs mentored Mark Zuckerberg, Mr. Mays mentored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ms. Angelou mentored Oprah ...

Why is it so bad to ask ‘why?’

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — ‘Shut up and color.’Sound familiar?I, like many noncommissioned officers today, came up in an Air Force that seemed to cultivate a mentality that Airmen follow orders without wasting time with unnecessary questions. After all, this is the military and lives ...

Eating, sleeping, exercise are keys to preserving health

<span style="font-size: 10pt;">KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Physical health is at the core of a person’s ability to complete their mission. If they are injured or sick, or exhausted, they might be able to show up and do work, but their effectiveness will be ...

The mentors around us

<span style="font-size: 10pt;">WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — It is truly an honor to serve the Airmen of Air Force Materiel Command as your command chief. Every day I witness incredible things that our Airmen are doing for our command, our Air Force, and our nation. As ...