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US&R in Haiti: Wishing vs. Planning
SC-TF1 US&R working in St. Tammany Parish, LA after Katrina. I’m sure everyone out there continues to keep an eye on Haiti. I’m not easily shocked, yet even I have been amazed at some of the...
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Trust Is The Mortar
My Grandfather "Smokey", my sister Colleen, and Smokey Bear. Unknown which cousin is in Grandpop's arm. Trust is the mortar, the bond between power and responsibility. Without empowerment, people are...
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Breaking News: Huge Earthquake Hits Chile
SCTF1 Personnel performing search training at SCFA US&R site in Columbia, SC I reported to work this morning and caught this news as I walked in the door. This quake was reported as being an 8.8...
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Where Were You That Night?
I probably can’t tell you anything about the Charleston incident that you don’t already know, except the incident from my personal perspective, and I have never shared that with anyone except my family...
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FHZ On The Road – Upcoming Classes through Task Force 1
I’ve been really busy getting the home ready for the holidays. In the meanwhile, though, here’s an update on where and when I’ll be in your part of the world: February 19-20 – Command for Company...
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You Can Quote Me On That (Before 2010)
I was driving down the road the other day and thinking, you know, I too could have a list of quotes, just like the real writers have. So in the interest of filling up a page of useless knowledge, I...
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Zen Zone #26
"I expected times like this – but I never thought they'd be so bad, so long, and so frequent." – Ashleigh Brilliant, Despair.com I used to pretty much "get on my game face" when one of these babies...
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West, Texas
The other night when I was getting ready to hit the rack, I checked my social media feeds as I usually do, and caught the beginnings of the tragedy in West, Texas. With Boston also heavy on our...
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Time To Get Uncomfortable
I have been doing a little research lately and happened to re-read the theories of crew resource management and just leadership, as championed by Paul LeSage. I wholeheartedly agree with these ideas,...
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Being First Versus Being Right
If you haven't seen the latest fiasco in the media quest for expediency over accuracy, Dave Statter has been sharing it here. I understand it but I don't agree with it. There is a lot of pressure in...
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