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  • Remember our POW/MIAs today, every day

    My earliest memories come from the mid-1960's. I was not even 4 years old at the time. My father was a dashing young Air Force pilot. He would come home for lunch in his flight suit, and it was the highlight of my day. I anxiously waited to join my father at the lunch table. He'd come in the door,

  • Praying for peace: A chaplain's perspective

    In light of the United States' heavy involvement in overseas contingency operations, it has not been uncommon to see or hear of civilians protesting the war at front gates of military installations around the world. A few years ago, in the United States, one female college basketball player captured

  • Are you ready sheepdog?

    Throughout the ages, artists have rendered pastoral scenes on canvas. Images of rolling hills of green pastures, dotted with trees and livestock framed by partly cloudy skies evoke a sense of peace and tranquility most can readily identify with. Sheep, their heads down grazing on the tender shoots

  • The ashen brotherhood: A lesson too easily forgotten

    The second week of September has become a time of reflection and remembrance for the people who were lost in the most horrific terrorist attack to ever take place on American soil. It has also become a week that television airwaves are filled with programs dedicated to the events of Sept. 11, 2001,

  • Of ballots and bullets: Why the Afghanistan election was a victory of hope

    All day Aug. 20 I was looking up. I kept expecting a rocket, mortar or spurt of small arms fire to pierce the brilliant blue sky. But on election day, the air over Paktya, Afghanistan remained unexpectedly serene. Paktya province lies along the Pakistan border in eastern Afghanistan, a region which

  • Really? You're still not wearing your seat belt?

    Imagine if half of Hurlburt Field's active duty population died in car accidents over the course of a year. Well, that same number of people did die last year across the nation - 4,152 people to be exact - according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Of course there were more

  • Use your head for thinking, not bouncing off the pavement

    "You've got to be kidding me," I thought to myself as I pulled onto Highway 98 for the traffic-clogged journey to work after a long, pleasant leave. Usually, this thought comes as I catch a glimpse of the heavy traffic flow that clogs the highway for miles on end. On this day, however, traffic was

  • Hurrican preparedness right at your fingertips

    Hopefully by now, nearly three months into hurricane season, Hurlburt Airmen and their families have taken the necessary steps and precautions to be prepared if a major storm threatens the Gulf Coast. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, with the peak of storm activity occurring from August

  • Summertime in Florida means greater propensity for bear activity

    As the sun continues to shine brightly upon Hurlburt Field each day, many people come out of their hiding places to enjoy the fantastic weather and climate that makes the installation one of the most preferred destinations on an individual's dream sheet. However, people aren't the only creatures

  • More than just a graded test

    Like many Americans, I struggle at times with the motivation to exercise. Try as I might to stay focused, I often seem to find something else to do. Don't get me wrong: once I am actually exercising, it feels great. It's getting to that point that is difficult to me. Perhaps fate was at work when I