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You could get $90,000 just for reading this!
What would you be willing to do for $90,000? Would you come to work on time every day? Would choose your associates more wisely? Would you abstain from drinking too much alcohol? If you knew you would get a $90,000 bonus just for staying out of trouble for a few years, would you? Of course you would, yet as the area defense counsel for Offutt, I
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10/05
2009
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Are You a Renter or an Owner?
I think it was Larry Summers who once famously said, "In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car." That seemingly simple statement is actually quite astute, for it gets right to the heart of a point I have tried to make in the almost seven years I have been fortunate to serve as a commander. Namely, that it is only when we
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10/02
2009
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Leadership by example
Warrior's of Team Offutt, I would like to take a few minutes of your time to share a bit of my mantra on leadership; specifically leadership by example. As a recent transplant to Offutt from Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, England, I have been bombarded with solicitations to participate in several organizations such as the Top 3, 5/6 Network, Air
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10/02
2009
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Why Risk It?
Labor Day marked the end of the Air Force's 101 Critical Days of Summer for 2009 and I spent that weekend making the streets in Nebraska safer by manning DUI checkpoints with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. According to the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety in 2008, 67 Nebraskans died as a result of 61 alcohol-related crashes and an estimated 3,000
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9/25
2009
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Consider the dangers of file sharing
Most of us are familiar with online file sharing programs such as Limewire, Kazaa, BitTorrent and Napster. These programs, also known as "peer-to-peer" or "P2P" programs, allow users from around the world - complete strangers most of the time - to share files on their personal computers. Most people mistakenly believe that these programs are easy
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9/02
2009
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Holistic approach to ORI prep
Operational readiness inspections, or ORIs, evaluate and measure a unit's ability to perform wartime, contingency or peacetime force sustainment. Inspections require the capabilities and limitations of our people, equipment and procedures be tested, practiced and exercised in order to defend our country and American way of life. Being ORI ready
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8/27
2009
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The Area Defense Counsel--Your advocates in times of need
You might have seen our photos or read the posters, "the Area Defense Counsel works for you, not the command." But who are we? And what do we do? As you might have guessed, we are active-duty attorneys and paralegals. But unlike the legal professionals at the base legal office, we don't report to or work for anyone on base -- except you. The Area
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8/21
2009
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Air Force pride
Last week I had the privilege to attend a retirement ceremony for an Airman that had just completed two decades of service. It was during this ceremony that I reflected on why I am so proud to serve my country in the armed services and why the Air Force is such a great place to spend 20 years of service. The first thing that came to mind during my
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8/17
2009
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Pardon our mess
Construction projects worth more than $80 million are currently underway at Offutt. This much of construction activity causes a lot of mess. We ask that you bear with us as we repair base roads, renovate facilities, build new facilities and demolish others. Our in-house crews are actively repairing pavement across the base. Pot hole filling, crack
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8/14
2009
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Discipline on, off duty: key to successful career, happier life
Shortly after coming on active duty, I attended a commander's call in which one of the guest speakers was a legal officer. I still remember the opening line of his briefing. He said, "The four things that get Airmen in trouble more than any other are: checks, sex, drugs, alcohol and failure to go." I've never forgotten that statement and have
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8/07
2009
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