Commentaries

March 15, 2023
Meeting senior leaders enhances perspective on AF career

I was sitting at our leadership laboratory when I was told by our commander, “Congratulations, Cadet Starrett, you will be attending this year’s AFA Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado.”
Sept. 27, 2021
Reunited Again: The Story of Three Air Force Chaplain Corps College Staff Chaplains

The first time these three chaplains came together was at the Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development on Maxwell Air Force Base, to attend the Basic Chaplain Course. They currently serve together as staff chaplains and instructors at the home of the Air Force Chaplain Corps College.
May 18, 2021
Why does my kid’s school need to know we are military?

Disclosing your military affiliation to your children’s school will not solve all of your family’s educational challenges, but it will help. The school and teachers will know more about their students and be better prepared to address their needs. Additional money will be available from Federal
May 27, 2020
Air University Collaborates with Montgomery Partners to Assist Front Line Personnel

Barbara Van De Water, a medical student in her third year, showed up for her volunteer shift at Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital in late-March, she was told by her supervisor, “We appreciate you coming in this morning, but we’ve run out of [Personal Protective Equipment] and we can’t have you working
Feb. 20, 2020
LDC revitalizes squadrons through the human domain

“I failed at…,” the instructor said to 68 students at Air University’s Leader Development Course for Squadron Command.For two weeks in December, I engaged with my officer counterparts, graduated squadron commanders and senior mentors in the course on the art of command. The instructor was one of the
Dec. 14, 2018
My advanced education journey started with CCAF

My educational journey started after talking to a guidance counselor at the education office at Bergstom AFB, Texas.The counselor provided excellent information regarding the Community College of the Air Force.She explained that since I had just completed technical training school for the military
July 16, 2018
Field Manual 100-20: The ‘Declaration of Independence’ for tactical airpower

On February 14, 1943, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, commander of the German Afrika Korps in North Africa, launched a major offensive against Allied positions at the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, North Africa. Within days, the rapid advance of the Afrika Korps, supported by German aircraft, nearly overran
March 29, 2017
Strategic Joint Wargame Challenges Future Leaders Ability to Think Multidimensional

The 34th annual Joint Land, Air and Sea Strategic Special Program, or JLASS-SP, is part of a six-day event that is the culmination of a seven-month elective, designed to provide participants an opportunity to develop and implement their own regional strategies against realistic problems. These