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  • 6 Key Steps for Career Resilience

    As an executive coach, I know that the path to professional success isn't what it used to be. When we Baby Boomers entered the job market, career success could be a matter of climbing onto the right organizational ladder, and then hanging on. As a young lawyer I was pretty much told, "Be loyal to

  • July Fitness Tips

    These are some fruits and vegetables that are best to hydrate our bodies:Water is your body's principal chemical component and makes up about 70 percent of your body weight. Every system in your body depends on water. Water regulates body temperatures, eliminates toxins, carries nutrients and oxygen

  • July Retiree Corner

    Frankly I was a bit disappointed we had only 40 folks show for our June Breakfast. We had a wonderful meeting, and a wonderful speaker from McEntire, Col. Mike Metzler, who I have accused of being a Magna Cum Laude Toastmaster Speaker. The guy is good. He filled us in on the many happenings at

  • Training for Life Together

    If there's one thing we do in the military, it's training! We train to deploy. We train to work stateside. We train to help hurting wingmen. We even train on how to train! The good part is, based on our performance overseas and in past inspections, our training consistently pays off. Military

  • June Chaplain's Reflections

    Strength and Freedom: The Fruit of Teamwork"May God grant us the wisdom to discover the right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure." It is with this prayer that Sean Connery's King Arthur opens sessions at the round table in the movie "First Knight." As former President Dwight

  • June Retiree Corner

    Our May Breakfast had roughly 55 folks present along with our lone first timer, Jim Spano, who came all the way from the Atlanta area. Jim is now retired from the U.S. Federal Wildlife and his main duty while at McEntire, was Disaster Preparedness including a stint with the 240th. Our speaker was

  • June Fitness Tips

    Be healthy, be fit and be clean!Just a friendly reminder, there are four stations with a green towel and cleaning solution kept stocked so everyone can clean equipment after each use. Being courteous and wiping down the benches, bars, mats, and cardio machines after your workout will keep our gym

  • May Retiree Corner

    We had about the same number of folks at the March and February Breakfasts. About 50-55 folks showed. Our first timer was John Dilila, from Sumter. Our speaker was Maj. Brian Doyle, from the 169th Maintenance Operations Flight, making this the second time he spoke to us. This time, he briefed us on

  • May Fitness Tips

    If you aren't a fan of lemon in your water or want something different, try adding lime to your water and reap the many health benefits. Lime is a great alternative to sodas and other sugary drinks. Some benefits of limes are:-Loaded with Vitamin C to encourage a strong immune system.-High in

  • May Chaplain's Reflections

    Sowing Properly"For whatever one sows, that will he also reap." Galatians 6:7 (ESV)Several years ago, I really wanted a garden. However, I was not interested in doing the necessary work for the garden: removing the grass, tilling the ground and keeping the weeds at bay. Each fall, I would longingly