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  • Resolving Inspector General complaints

    In the inspector general complaints resolution office, we deal with a wide range of issues from diverse groups of people. Our article titled, "It's the inspector general's job--or is it?" in the Jan. 5 edition of the Keesler News, showed the difference between an IG issue (generally reprisal,

  • Keesler member recounts marathon experience

    When my husband saw me complete a marathon earlier this year, he said he'd like to do one, too. I suggested the Air Force Marathon and since my husband had just began running a couple of months prior, I recommended he run the half-marathon while I ran the full.We'd put in the hours of training

  • Inspection readiness: a different perspective

    For nearly 30 years, I've participated in numerous inspections, both being inspected and inspecting other organizations. As we prepare for the upcoming Consolidated Unit Inspection, or CUI, I would like to address the need for all members of the 81st Training Wing to take care of not only themselves

  • Gaylor shares mottos for life

    Just like a favorite pair of old jeans, it is easy to slip into routines and patterns of behavior. After all, they are comfortable, they are familiar and they have always served us well in the past. But eventually, that favorite pair of jeans will begin to fray and sprout holes until it is tattered.

  • It feels great to help!

    Last year my wife Lisa and I helped build houses for underprivileged families. We also helped children suffering from cancer. We brought food to starving people in Africa and helped build water pumps that bring fresh water to drought-stricken villages. We love children, so we made sure to help feed

  • Airmen have a choice -- get bitter or get better

    As warriors in today's Air Force we face many overwhelming challenges. These challenges include an ever-expanding mission, a constantly shrinking manpower pool, a diminishing budget, an increasing overload of personal stressors, a demanding environment of "multi-hatted" duties at all levels and the

  • Compliance begins with basics

    When does a good Airman need a haircut?Now before you answer, let me say, the answer may seem very obvious, but I will tell you the only correct answer is one word and five letters long. That being said, if you don't know the answer, read on, I'm talking to you. If you think you know, or definitely

  • Four ‘readinesses’ to utilize for enlisted success

    During my career I have had the opportunity to discuss the enlisted force structure with my classmates in professional military education, co-workers and peers. Now, I have the privilege of teaching it at our NCO professional education courses. I call it a privilege because the enlisted force

  • How to be ‘Outstanding’ during inspection

    Several assignments ago, I was an inspector on a major command inspector general team. On my first inspection, I volunteered to be the narrator at the wing's inspection out-brief.As soon as I stepped on stage, I saw pandemonium. The base theater was sizzling with electricity as 500 people were

  • Compliance: your thoughts, will, direction

    Everyone complies with something whether we realize it or not because we live in a compliance world. Compliance is something we do without thinking. If we breathe, we are complying with the laws of biology. We can only enjoy using electricity if we are in compliance with the laws that govern its