Leadership

Bears, and Tigers (or Bengals), and TV – OH MY!

2 October 2011

There I was, running on the treadmill, watching the Cincinnati Bengals against the Buffalo Bills when I wanted to watch the Bears against the Carolina Panthers. But… Alas, since Buffalo is undefeated and the Bears and Panthers are both 1-2, I get the Cincinnati game. BUT! The funny thing is that my kids live in [...]

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Legends of Aerospace!

17 August 2011

Yesterday I did my first live Tweeting event when American Heroes (left to right), Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Gene Cernan visited the troops here at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. What an amazing experience! They were gracious in thanking today’s heroes who have spent numerous tours overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were passionate about [...]

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Incredibly Inconsiderate

17 August 2011

This morning I had the opportunity to yell at some people. Today… I yelled at some troops trying to build camaraderie or esprit de corps. Esprit de corps and camaraderie are extremely important in the military, but there is a time and place for everything. This time? … This place? … No! Normally, I would [...]

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Knowing when to lead

29 July 2011

During this morning’s reading, I read an interesting passage from Proverbs that holds true beyond the faithful or religious. I had never thought of it in this way, but it is undoubtedly the case. What is it I write of? The idea that when one chooses to admonish or rebuke someone who is foolish or [...]

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Operation Gratitude!

3 June 2011

WOW! What a surprise I had in the mail yesterday! Thank you so much to Operation Gratitude. It is a group out of California that takes in donations for US Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coasties deployed overseas and then sends care packages. I am not 100% sure how they got my name, but there [...]

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New Job

3 June 2011

My apologies to those who read my blog… I have been busy recently with a new job and not writing. I enjoyed my previous job here at NTM-A as speechwriter, but I am … Overjoyed? … With my new position! I was moved to a new job in the Plans Shop. The current planner is [...]

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Taliban Attack Expected

9 May 2011

Time and again, pundits and the like extoll expertise about Afghanistan and the demise likely to occur when the Coalition transitions security to the Afghan National Security Forces in 2014, but hold on a moment!!! This video speaks to the Taliban’s coordinated attack in Kandahar but fails to describe in much detail the extraordinary response [...]

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