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Bird's Eye View: Family Day is today, President's Day is Monday
The nation celebrates Presidents' Day on Monday; a day set aside to honor two of our nation's many legendary presidents -- Abraham Lincoln and our country's first president, George Washington. Until 1971, both Feb. 12 and Feb. 22 were observed as federal public holidays to honor the birthdays of President Lincoln and President Washington
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2/15
2007
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Bird's Eye View: Edwards practices to make perfect
I'm proud of you. That's not something I say very often in this column, but after last week's Operational Readiness Exercise, it needs to be said. Our Air Force Flight Test Center Inspector General has said this most recent ORE was the best we've done so far. Honestly, this doesn't surprise me. Since I've been here, we've conducted nine exercises
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2/07
2007
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Bird's Eye View: Edwards represented at Junior Miss Antelope Valley Pageant
This past Saturday, Robyle and I had the opportunity to attend the Junior Miss Antelope Valley Pageant in Palmdale. I was invited at the request of Staff Sgt. Jeanetta Racy, whose daughter, A'Lexis Price, was representing Edwards after being selected as the Junior Miss Edwards in 2006.A'Lexis, who is a seventh-grader at Edwards Middle School,
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2/02
2007
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General Comments: It's Groundhog Day!
Today is Groundhog Day. It is not a federal holiday; it is not a family day; and no one gets off work. Sorry. But still, having a day named after you is quite a feat -- even if you are just a woodchuck -- a.k.a. groundhog.German immigrants brought us the tradition of looking to an animal as a weather predictor -- the emergence of a creature that
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2/02
2007
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Edwards readies for last exercise prior to ORI
Last dance, last chance ... OK, OK, so an Operational Readiness Exercise isn't a dance, but it is a highly choreographed event that requires everyone to be on their game for "the show to go on." And like the theater, it is important to get a good write-up from the critics. Our next ORE runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 and it's our last chance to make
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1/19
2007
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Airman provides insight on Camp Corum IG excursion
Under the 105-degree sweltering sun and dust literally everywhere I looked, I was beginning to wonder if I would survive July 26.This day, I was assigned to attend an excursion. Excursion ... that's so easy, you might say. However, this is not your ordinary excursion. This training is designed to help Airmen refresh their memories on self aid buddy
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12/13
2006
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Airman reflects on true meaning of Wingmen
In today's Air Force culture we often hear people reference Wingmen. It has become almost cliché -- "Do you have a Wingman?"But really? Who are these mystical little creatures, this race or culture who is supposed to take care of us? I've been thinking about it a lot lately. Maybe because my time in the Air Force is coming to a close, and I am
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12/13
2006
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JAGs take 'battle' against terrorism to Iraqi court
When I passed the bar exam in July 2003, I never imagined I would present criminal cases in an Iraqi court. Although I was already an Air Force officer with almost nine years of military experience, I thought at most I might have to deploy to Iraq to work in a legal office taking care of the needs of our deployed troops. But in October I got the
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12/13
2006
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Conserve gas, drive less
"Gas prices are ridiculous."There is little doubt this sentiment has been expressed by every person swiping a credit card at the gas pumps. With gas prices more than 20 cents higher than they were after Hurricane Katrina, it may seem like there is no relief in sight. It's all about supply and demand. Americans are using more gas than ever, and the
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12/13
2006
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GPS, cell phones, BlackBerry: ingredients for driving disasters
As the world progresses and continues to develop, society has become enamored with the luxuries new technology has to offer.Cell phones, text messaging, BlackBerry devices, global positioning systems and other various electronics have been so enveloped into everyday life that people as a whole have become complacent with their uses. This feeling of
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11/22
2006
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