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  • October Shirt Blast

    All of us have been new and inexperienced in the workplace.  You have career goals and a plan for your future, yet you don’t have a well-defined path to achieve your objective. If you only had more experience and knowledge, you could make a solid plan to realize your goals.  

  • October Chief's Perspective

    For this month’s perspective, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our Drill Status Guard (DSG) members for the outstanding professionalism and dedication to mission accomplishment they displayed throughout our most recent AEF deployment. It’s easy sometimes to take their service for

  • October Retiree's Corner

    This will be my tenth Desert Storm article honoring all Desert Shield/Storm Call-Ups, and the seventh of ten articles honoring the 169th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. I have expanded more key personnel listings, and my goal is to name and honor as many people as I possibly can in this

  • October Chaplain's Reflections

    Have you thought that this moment in time is particularly made for you? You’ve worked hard to condition your mind, spirit, and physical abilities; along with keeping track of your training and skills. After all of those items, do you still consider that you were made for such a time as this?  In a

  • September Commander's Corner

    “SCRAMBLE… SCRAMBLE… SCRAMBLE…” We’ve all heard it over the giant voice followed by alert fighters blasting down the runway a few minutes later. But what exactly is the Aerospace Control Alert (ACA) mission? And how does the Swamp Fox team contribute to the defense of the American homeland? This

  • September Shirt Blast

    Hello fellow Swamp Foxes and for those of you recently returning from deployment, we are happy to have the Swamp Fox team back together once again. In fact, it is the diversity and strength of the Swamp Fox team that will be the topic of my article this month.

  • September Chief's Perspective

    As I reflect on my career, I cannot help thinking about “How did I get here?” Here meaning 35 years of service and becoming a chief master sergeant. I ask “How” because it was not my plan to serve this long. Nor did I think about becoming a Chief. I have always loved my career field. But I had to

  • September Retiree's Corner

    This will be my ninth Desert Storm article honoring the Desert Shield/Storm call-ups, and the sixth of ten articles honoring the 169th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (CAMS). I have expanded more key personnel listings, and my goal is to name and honor as many people as I possibly can in

  • September Fitness Tips

    List of Best Foods to Boost Your Immune System and Hamstring stretch while lying down