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  • November Retiree's Corner

    We had nearly 50 people at our October breakfast, and perhaps our last ever breakfast. As it stands right now, we are only doing luncheons and we will remain at the NCO Club. This may make some people very happy and others not so? Our first timers were Bob Smart and Les Carroll, it was good to see

  • November Chaplain's Reflection

    One thing we all live with in the military is standardization. We wear uniforms, work under the same standards and even our hairstyles have to fall within the same measurements. When leaders at the top look at us, they see numbers and quantification. In the civilian sector there's a growing trend to

  • October Commander's Corner

    As I sit back and recall when I took over as commander of the 169th Force Support Squadron (FSS) in January, I tried to tell everyone how busy each drill would be and how every member had to make the best of the limited time we had in preparation for the inspection. I breathe easier now that it is

  • October Chief's Concerns

    This past year has been a busy and challenging one for everyone at the 169th Fighter Wing, but we overcame and became the first Air National Guard unit to accomplish a Certified Readiness Evaluation (CRE)! I know you have spent a lot of time, energy and effort preparing and it does not go unnoticed.

  • October Fitness Tips

    Foot position during knee extensions affects quad development:Knee extensions isolate and build the quadriceps muscles. Building the inner part of the quads is important for people with kneecap pain. People with kneecap pain should do this exercise with toes pointed inward to better build the vastus

  • October Chaplain's Reflection

    "Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. Carefully consider the path for your feet, and all your ways will be established." Proverbs 4:25-26 (HCSB)Technology today places the world at our finger tips. Modern advances allow us to keep abreast of the latest breaking news, Google

  • October Retiree Corner

    We only had 42 folks show for our September Breakfast, but I am so proud of those 42. I asked that they help donate up to $450 for the Monument at McEntire, thinking I might have to do this several months in a row. They contributed a total of $455.00, which went to the Retirees fund. Later on I

  • September Commander's Corner

    We are days away from ACC/IG team arrival. Folks are making final preparations for game day. Tensions are high. Excitement is in the air. As we approach the weekend, Swampfox are getting anxious, even getting butterflies in their stomachs as we anticipate kickoff on Sunday morning. I love the

  • September Chaplain's Reflections

    "Is It Obvious?"Sometimes the answer to a complicated question is the obvious. During Basic Military Training, a Military Training Instructor once asked a trainee, "How did you come to my Air Force?" The Trainee replied (after the usual reporting statement), "By an airplane, Sir!" The trainee's

  • September Chief's Concerns

    Just recently, a fellow Chief Master Sergeant asked what departing words of wisdom I would give an Airman desiring to know how they could one day get to be a Chief. After some thoughts and reflections, I concluded, I did not get to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant on my own, but rather through the