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  • Healthy Relationships Improve Social Fitness and Readiness

    Building healthy relationships strengthens your social fitness. There is not a “one size fits all” when it comes to defining a healthy relationship. Your perspective, values and deal breakers change as you age. A relationship that made you happy in your 20s may not look anything like what you want

  • National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

    During this time, we recognize the indelible contributions Hispanic people have made to American society and culture. Please join me in recognizing our Hispanic colleagues in the Department of Air Force and Air National Guard.

  • What is eCheckup to Go?

    We know with the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increase in alcohol consumption. The 182nd Airlift Wing has partnered with San Diego State University to offer a personalized, anonymous, online resource that focuses on changing behavior of drinking too much alcohol. It is not a static assessment

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion course being offered August 7th

    I will be offering Intro to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion course on RSD Saturday August 7th, 2021 at 12:00-1pm in the LRS classroom. There is a maximum of 16 participants allowed, get with your training managers or First Sergeants if you want to sign up for the course in ARCNET.

  • An Illinois National Guard journey to Poland

    Imagine your nation was attacked and your military was severely outmatched. After a few weeks of resistance and hard losses, your country was taken over. Your government – gone. Your borders – gone. Your land, your home – taken away. When the world map is unrolled, the name of your nation is no

  • Losing your “COVID-19”

    Between the global pandemic shutting down gyms and the Air Force halting fitness assessments, a lot of you reading this are going to have to drop your “COVID-19”. During my activation from March through May 2020, I gained about 15 pounds.

  • God Fights for Us

    Recently I was reading some Israeli history from the Bible (1 Samuel) where Israel prayed (actually demanded) to have a king like the other nations. Even though they were warned what a bad idea this was, they insisted, “No! We want a king so that we will be like all the nations, and so our king may

  • Chaplain Corps offering free online relationship enrichment training

    Our 182nd Chaplain Corps is hosting and facilitating two upcoming Saturday Seminars full of free online relationship enrichment training. The schedule is arranged so that any who are interested can attend any, or all, of the training sessions virtually. You can come and go as you please.