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  • November Shirt Blast

    With the deployments coming up, I was asked to write about some readiness items. There are so many moving parts to preparing for departure, do you know the things to ask or think about?  Every rotation comes with process and system changes to keep us on our toes. I cannot incorporate everything in

  • November's Chaplain's Reflections

    Hello Swamp Fox family! I hope and pray that y’all are doing well as we gather together this November. Halloween has just past but there is another day that is often overlooked and would be good to think about.For Christians, November 1 is All Saints day. It is a day when we think about all the men

  • November Fitness Tips

    Learning more about the nutrition information provided on food labels will help you make smarter food choices which will lead to a healthier lifestyle.

  • November Retiree's Corner

    We had a lively crowd of about 60-65 folks to show for the October Luncheon. We had a first timer, David Goodwin, who happened to be our youngest retiree, at age 56. Our oldest person was Al Jordan, Mark Jordan’s dad, who is 88 years of age. He is a retired Air Force pilot. Colonel Tim Dotson was

  • October Chief's Perspective

    Individual preparedness for natural disasters and response has become a norm for military service. In addition to being a traditional Air National Guard member, I have lived in many parts of the U.S. that suffered the devastating effects of tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and fires. Are

  • October Shirt Blast

    I’ve been called many things in my life: son, friend, student, private, sergeant, husband and my favorite—daddy.  Daddy changed everything for me. It matured me in a way I didn’t know I needed maturing—probably why I’ve been called a few things I couldn’t repeat here. But titles, like daddy and

  • October Fitness Tips

    How to Make Easy Healthy Grain BowlsHealthy Grain Bowls are an easy, and delicious complete meal. Simply mix and match your favorite components… in 5 steps.Grain bowls are simply dinner in a bowl. And it’s as easy as a simple 5-step process, beginning with a grain, adding protein and veggies, making

  • October Commander's Corner

    What makes the National Guard different from the Reserves?  For one thing, there is only one Reserves for each service component while there are 54 distinct National Guards serving the 50 states and the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Our

  • October Chaplain's Reflections

    Have you noticed the days are shorter and the mornings are darker? I love this time of year when the school buses begin to run their routes (not because I’m a parent), baseball season comes to an end and football season begins. These are the days of cooler evenings and golden skies as the sun

  • October Retiree's Corner

    We had around 60 folks to show once everyone straggled in for the Luncheon, including a first timer, Hayes Baker. Every other month I check and see who comes the farthest, it was none other than our featured speaker, Grady (Gray) L. Patterson, IV. He is a traditional guardsman and lives in