T. Kearny Vertner, III
How to Ride a Dead Horse
James Clapper's wonderful and humorous anecdote on Washington D.C. I'm in the middle of reading former Director of National Intelligence...
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T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 20, 2020
- 10 min
Only a Few Lives Left
Recently, a great friend of mine, Master Sergeant Jake "TJ" Miller, asked for some help editing a short autobiographical work focused on...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
COVID-19 and Mission Command
The circumstances forced by a constantly evolving viral pandemic force us to a Mission Command environment. What is Mission Command, and...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 15, 2020
- 6 min
OODA? I Hardly Knew Ya!
While many in the military have (finally) learned about the OODA Loop and the man that created it, it's still an understudied approach...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 13, 2020
- 6 min
My Top 5: Fiction Books
Reading for fun is important! Here are some of my favorites.
Most of my writing on books in this forum revolves around non-fiction...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
To Be... or To Do?
Which path will you follow?Shortly after I entered the U.S. Air Force in 2005, I began searching for inspiration to keep moving forward...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 6, 2020
- 4 min
Laughing at the Abyss
Sometimes you need to look at the dark things in life and figure out how to giggle at them.
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jul 1, 2020
- 5 min
Military Ceremonies: Going Virtual
COVID-19 has created a new abnormal, but not everything is bad! The U.S. military has a long tradition of formal ceremonies marking...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 24, 2020
- 4 min
A Mere Formality
Informal feedback is vital, but it must be employed consistently to be fair.
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 22, 2020
- 3 min
What is an Airman?
The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force represents all enlisted Airmen, but what does that mean? What is our core identity?
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 19, 2020
- 4 min
How to Build Your Ship
"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 17, 2020
- 5 min
New Uniforms and Change
The U.S. military services have rapidly changed working uniforms over the last several years, forming a litmus test for adaptability.
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 10, 2020
- 7 min
Protecting A Key Military Strength
The U.S. military is a long-standing institution with a unique set of beliefs, social values, and standards. It's shocking how quickly...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
Observations: Duty by Secretary Gates
Having served in the U.S. Air Force while Secretary Robert M. Gates was overseeing the Department of Defense (DoD), I have been eager to...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- Jun 3, 2020
- 6 min
Why We Must Militarize the Police
"Carrying an assault rifle and wearing tactical armor no more makes you a 'soldier' than carrying a wand and wearing a robe makes you a...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- May 29, 2020
- 4 min
Observations: Sea Stories
Expanding on his amazing 2014 University of Texas commencement speech and the resulting book, Make Your Bed, McRaven chronologically...
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- May 15, 2020
- 8 min
Observations: David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell explores the David and Goliath trope, revealing that maybe we've been learning the wrong lesson
T. Kearny Vertner, III
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Effective Communication: A 3-Part Video Series
As part of the grassroots Air Force Quarantine University page, I recorded a 3-part video series on effective communication.
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