Scott AFB responds to Sequestration mandates
Senior officials at Scott Air Force Base have been working hard to respond to mandatory budget reductions as a result of sequestration. As these plans are developed, the full effects of how it will...
View ArticleLeadership during uncertain times
It seems like every week the headlines on the front of Air Force, Navy or Army Times, or the major news outlets brings more bad news about the coming budget cuts, force reductions or other issues that...
View ArticleAir power energized by use of resources
One of my favorite sayings is flexibility is the key to airpower. As sequestration takes hold, coupled with budget constraints, it may become our battle cry. We live in uncertain times and the...
View ArticleSequestration's uncertainty clouds LRAFB
Our base, the Air Force and Department of Defense are currently experiencing the effects of sequestration. There is no doubt that the 9 percent budget cut across all DoD programs will affect our...
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Visit to Google inspires creativity
The Travis Public Affairs office recently took a trip to the Googleplex, Google's corporate headquarters, in Mountain View. As we approached Google's campus, my first impression was of numerous...
View ArticleNever walk past a problem
Sometimes the lessons we learn as children prove helpful to our careers. My dad worked for a Fortune 100 company for many years. One day he told me how dozens of the company's leadership had been fired...
View ArticleKEEP CALM and CARRY ON...
The slogan, developed in 1939 by the British government at the brink of World War II, still holds true today. With government shut down, sequestration, furloughs, etc., Airmen's confidence in the...
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