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  • April Shirt Blast

    Living my belief in transparent leadership, I’d like to share a resource that helped me recently. Over the last few months, I made several financial decisions based solely on my emotions. I paid several thousands of dollars out of pocket to sell my truck to a local dealership and I sold my other

  • April Chaplain's Reflections

    Hello fellow Swamp Foxes!  It is a pleasure to write you again as I have been away attending Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. Throughout the last nine weeks, I was reintroduced to U.S. Air Force history and tradition which strengthened my appreciation for the awesome organization we

  • April Fitness Tips

    The hips are one of those body parts that most of us don't really think about until they're bothering us. When you hit the gym, strengthening your hip muscles specifically probably isn't high on the agenda. But if you're someone who is familiar with that hip ache and tightness that comes along with

  • April Retiree's Corner

    We had another wonderful March Luncheon! Many of you who do not attend our luncheons probably wonder why I always say it was great, wonderful, fabulous, terrific, etc., reason being, it is! And then I say we had a great speaker, reason being they all have been great, sincere and informative to us.

  • March Commander's Corner

    Over the past couple of months, I have had the pleasure of attending an Officer Training School and Basic Military Training graduation ceremony. I was very impressed with the professional development of our new officer and enlisted members supporting the total force. In many instances, it was

  • March Chief's Perspective

    As we enter the March RSD, I want to challenge everyone to take a look at their individual readiness and make sure you are taking care of everything within your control of being a mission-ready, 21st Century Airman prepared to deliver agile combat airpower worldwide. In order to accomplish our

  • March Shirt Blast

    As a First Sergeant, I have seen the effects financial problems can have on Swamp Foxes. Beyond the obvious difficulties in maintaining the physical household, financial issues can cause problems for those who dwell in it. The financial stress and strain can cause physiological issues, fracture

  • March Chaplain's Reflections

    March Madness is around the corner and I would like to talk about an important strategy in the game that might get overlooked. It is the strategy of the “timeout” and it has implications for us spiritually. So what can we learn from this strategy?1. Everyone needs timeouts. It doesn’t matter how in

  • March Fitness Tips

    There are countless workout styles you've probably heard about over the years, and all of them are meant to help you reach your fitness goals. You may want to increase strength, lose weight, improve flexibility or build muscle. Whatever yours goals are, most exercise programs can help you reach

  • March Retiree's Corner

    Our February Luncheon, we had pretty much a packed house. The NCO Club said we had 66 folks at our Luncheon. I thought we had more like 75 folks. It seemed like it. We had all eight tables filled up, which has eight chairs each, and they were filled up, plus we utilized a smaller overflow table