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  • 2007 - A year of mission success

    Time flies-it was only a year ago I found myself writing an article in this space about the bright future of launch here at Patrick AFB and our expected rise in 2007 launch ops tempo. Since then, all that has come to pass and more. Looking back, 2007 has been a great year for the wing-a year of

  • Knockin' the ball out of the park every day (part 2)

    About a month ago, I wrote about the amazing contributions of just half of the Mission Support Group squadrons -- Civil Engineering, Logistics Readiness, and Security Forces. This time I follow up with the remaining three.Without the Mission Support Squadron we wouldn't be able to come to work or

  • Remembering Pearl Harbor, 66 years later

    Sixty-six years ago today, Japan launched a surprise attack against the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. About 2,400 lives were lost. Until Sept. 11, 2001 - when almost 3,000 people died in cowardly terrorist attacks - Pearl Harbor was the most devastating enemy attack on U.S. soil.Both

  • The Air Force has its priorities, what are yours?

    When Gen. T. Michael Moseley became the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in 2005, one of the first things he did was write a memorandum that outlined the top three priorities for the Air Force. I was a student in Air War College at Maxwell AFB when that memo hit the streets and I can recall thinking

  • Being there for our wingmen

    Sharks, it's hard to believe we're nearly at the close of the year. We've just wrapped up the Combined Federal Campaign and the holiday season is upon us. I'd like to begin by congratulating everyone on the tremendous contributions to this year's CFC-we raised nearly $175,000 with a contact rate of

  • We're thankful for them, they're thankful for us

    As the busy holiday season approaches, I wanted to take a moment to extend my best wishes to all of you your families.Thanksgiving, of course, has its roots in annual feasts held after the season's first harvest. The popular "first Thanksgiving" of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans was

  • Wishing the Sharks a happy Thanksgiving

    Our tradition of Thanksgiving reminds us each November of all we have to be thankful for. It reminds us to pause and be thankful for our families, our friends, our freedom and for the never-to-be-taken-for-granted opportunity to live here in the United States of America.And for me, it means

  • 'Tiger' Sharks handle high tempo

    This week you should be called the "Tiger Sharks" because you have really earned your stripes over the past several weeks with five major launches in less than 50 days! I could not be more proud of our team and what you have accomplished for our Nation.The string of successes started with the Sept.

  • Assessing enlisted performance

    Our Air Force has recently implemented a new enlisted performance system along with a new feedback system. The new forms leverage the strengths of our feedback process and aim to be less cumbersome and more responsive. They have also driven hard questions about how to curb EPR inflation while not

  • Remembering Gen. Morrell, veterans

    Sharks, as we approach the Veterans Day weekend it is important that we remember to say thank you to military veterans (active and retired) still with us and to salute the memory of those no longer here. Tuesday, we had the distinct privilege of saluting the life and legacy of the legendary Air

 

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