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  • Commander's Fit Tip: Exercise sophisticate' part deux... before the fight

    Last week, we explored what was really going on during and after our workouts, but the editors cut me off before I got to the really juicy part..."before" the workout. So, let's review "during" and "after" to see this all fits together.First, the numbers. A pound of fat stores 3,500 calories. We can

  • Commander's fit tip: Exercise Sophisticate

    Summer is coming to an end, and holidays are right around the corner. How are we going to win the "battle of the bulge?" We all have our favorite activities, but most of them tend to slow down a bit when the temps dip and the skies turn grey. Not far off for our military members, a new fitness test

  • AFMC senior leaders conference

    Another week, another trip...this one to meet with General Hoffman and the AFMC senior leaders at the headquarters on Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Nearly 50 leaders from across the command participated, including the center chiefs of staff and base command chiefs. It was a week packed with briefings,

  • How was your "remember 9/11" weekend?

    "How was your weekend?"How many times have you heard this question? For most of us, our answer will highlight the family activities, kid's sports events, sometime with a favorite hobby, or maybe details of a short trip. I hope that over this past weekend, your answer was a little different.Saturday

  • Recognizing achievements is the beginning to our successes

    Nothing gets a commander pumped up faster than having the opportunity to recognize the fantastic work of the team. There's just something special about shaking someone's hand, looking them in the eye, and seeing firsthand the pride they are feeling at the moment. I had the privilege of recognizing

  • Take time to remember the true meaning of Labor Day

    As the summer draws to a close, temps creep out of the triple digits, schools get into full swing, we'll come together this weekend, as a nation, to celebrate Labor Day. For some, it's just another "day off," time to hit the malls, the "links" or take one last shot at your favorite summertime

  • USAF "Year of the Family" - How's Yours?

    This week we are kicking off our programs in support of the USAF "Year of the Family" campaign, and I'm excited about the depth and breadth of our activities planned throughout the year. Most of these will be familiar...because here at Arnold, EVERY year is the "year of the family!" While our

  • Can you see the light? Share your knowledge

    We've had a fantastic string of events in the last couple of weeks, and they shared a common theme ... I saw a real spark in people's eyes, and that's feedback that's pretty rare these days.It's so easy to get in a rut, focus on our own issues or just hunker down in the face of adversity. But here's

  • Passing the torch...our most important mission

    Now that most of the boxes are put away, the front office has made it a point to introduce me to our great community, and I have been all over the map meeting our Chambers of Commerce, school officials, and even visited two of the local Rotary Clubs. Here on the base, I've greeted a legion of

  • Lean times? Listen to the "whispers"

    I love this commercial on the radio ... a little boy whispers "I see wasted kilowatts." For movie fans, this line is a familiar take-off on a classic scene in the late 1990s thriller "The Sixth Sense." On the radio, the ad leverages this theme and communicates the reality that not everyone can see a