Charleston goes Army Ltt right Sly Pressman, Brigid Bannach and Catherine Bal act outs scene Defense and base leadership has authorized flming a vatious locations. This ie foranupeoring sod of th tie Television show “Army Wives’ atthe bass the soca eongon te show hee Hod hora The thve peta Amy wos on the ‘Commirnary Feb 23. h oreo ge 4 more shen look, the Deparment of show See the story on Page 8 SAVINGS COUNTDOWN Worldwide departures _| 3,189 | Active duty deployed CAFB leads way in 73 days |Cargo moved (tons) 170 | Reservists deployed reducing energy until UCI (lan to Feb 26, 2008) Page 10 Page 16 ore eraAit Dispatch «February 27, 2000 ComMENTARY CMSAF defines service before self By Chief Master Set, Rodney Mekinley (Chief Master Sergeant ofthe Ain Force WASHINGTON — What does "Service Before Sel? really mean? As Ainnen, we raise our right hand tnd swear to defend our country, but how far dacs this endeavor! ‘When we lo fr guidance on serving, we need 10 look no farter than the “Lite Bue Book," the United States Air Force Core Values booklet. The booklet says, "Service before sills ws that profes: Sonal duis tke prosedence over personal desires” ‘The bookles goes on wo sty we must place the needs of oibers above our own persoralcomtrt that we ‘st exhibit dsepline and se-como nou ely hrs and ha we mast have sith in the system - our ‘Ar Force Fait inthe system is also having thin cur leader. We ave to undrstnd they have the fcis and make decisions based upon the ness ofthe Air Fowce anal Airmen, ‘Tre booklet sso sates his cre vali about fa Towing the rules. "To serve i tod one's dy, and our ates ae most commonly expressed trough ries ‘While st maybe the ease hat professional are expected to exercise judgment inthe performance of {cir duties, good professionals understand that ules Ihave reasons fr being, andthe dealt postion must tht follow those rales ules thee a clear, opera- ‘onal reson for refsing to do so," according the booklet. ‘We pice sevice ahead of our own self interest in many ways when we deploy, when we tke anew assignment eventhough it sath location or the ‘imeriame we may have wanted, when We must retain ou of our carer field, even though we are ‘very happy in our present duly ~ these are all exam- ples of service before self ‘Service befe self docs not mean you sop taking care of your files. Our flies ae ert ‘ment ofthe Ait Force family. Our sevice should change thr bealh, male and welfare = m0 ake vay fom it, While Ait Force dues take wp a large ‘chunk of our time, we must ake every oppartniy to spend time wih our families and involue ourselves in their lives oo. This principle of sevice heir self also doesnot ‘mean Airmen should not pursuc highs: education, panicipate in ofeuy atts or purse personal and profesional development The Air Force desires ‘welltounded Airmen who are physically, mentally nd spiritually grounded. I 8 hone when these ‘exta-curicular pursuit align with service and mis sion requirements now Airmen ae proud to serve. Everywhere 1 ‘wave, encounter Aimen who serve our gest ation swith diligence, commitment and unwavering devo- tion, Many af our severely wounded warts are ‘overcoming ge physical bares o continue serving inthe Air Force, While every Aman docs nt have eal wit his level of extreme personal sacrifice, we tll have the same caling to plate service bore sell in everything we oo, Building foundation for relationships through faith ‘By Chap. (Lt Coy Mike Lovett 370 Ait Wing cdaplain Las wee, Int wid members ofthe constrtion row who stated the renovation projet atthe base ‘hel In uidig a nw anne oe ofthe mos per fant cs the coors crew wil accomplish eying ‘dyn sli oun, ike uldings endare, Amen also needa song foundation fr lie. One ofthe strongest foundations Arca can bul is thi ith Depending upon the individ fai maybe xprood as belie ed elince wpm oad pertesl experience of God, o faith ay Tkeise be focsed in aeguiing principles, Whether God or pine co ‘etd, faith provides rial foundation a ov areas of ‘tr Bres es expedaionry Aina Faith provide 8 Strong foundation in biling song rbtionships aad sain the ware Faith uid song rltonships. A shred th ro dota mabakesble onda okting coupes steady Kceping ws foeused and moving forward As Aine, ctr ‘antl and fly rations ay be challenged by Sch events as repotitve deployments, mc exiscs or frecel isroen A shared ih beternonpes end feniymombor enables ws to overcome these cha. Vengo Serving on egh operate deployments bepming “vu. Lam convinced faith is foundational to the health and strength of our Airmen ty and their families.’ Chap, Lt Col Mike Lovett AST AG Virgen in 1988, caring for u special ses cil deating wth he os of parent ny wife and T know fos personal xp iene aswell ffm the stories of tr, a shard faith Spans the distance of deployments It provides ith ‘eng to overcome life’ day challenges and empow ‘stew «const wabble hope, Fails Kops cow les lose and fais united Faith sans the ware Dring the bate of fro ‘ina when th unit was oocosted by constant etacks of ‘Tipaone division oe vlrea[kaow pet soy by {cling me, "ith steined ma" His experience ns been och voters of Desert Shicld, Dose Sto, ‘Operations tag and Ending Fresdor ‘Asan Air Fre cheplain deployed in Baghdad eet ty. ministered to both Ait Force and Army sevice smanbers who wea! ouid he wire constant. The one ‘onset theme herd nd witnessed gain nd again ‘was how each of ise men and women cane other Tah kee the song. Regards of thee denomina ‘onal pofrenes twas the prayer les, the won ‘services or group discussions Keeping dhe foetsed on sccm thi diy sion. Tei ith hop thers pirtualy strong focused on he preset al conient boat the fate, ‘Aer srving fr mor than 20 years nour Air For, Tam cnvincel faith foundation the ath ad strength of our Ainnen apd thie fais. AS an Air Fee chaplain, encourage Airmen a silico exer «is cir faith The opportunites fo faith exercise are ‘lentil tao ad te, Tad execs may bea ongegational worship, stl group sta, pat rer or through many other avens ax cach nd ‘al Airman and his farly decides is most perpen Seessing ue fit, we Ball trong rlatonship eh Spouses and children and sustain ot watrio sapabiliy ‘Togeter a We exercie ou ith we reali ou oe ston peivilege whic provides forthe fe expres ton of eligi fh For Airlift Dispatch stories, photos and archives, visit: http://www.charleston.af.mil PDF version of the entire Airlift Dispatch online each week at http://www. Airlift.scCoMMENTARY Aint Dispatch + February 27,2009 3 Top 3 calling all senior NCOs By Senor Master Sg. ert Frank {437th der Port Sqn the most recent Cheson Top 3 meting a sal soup of hse senior NCOs pater 0 dss sb feing our ealistod cons. 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