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  • Success guru shares secret to peak performance

    We are familiar with stories of people who overcame what seemed like impossible odds and made it to the top. These stories are enlightening whether they happen in real life such as a Soldier severely wounded in war overcoming his or her injuries to lead a productive life or an athlete who is

  • Fire prevention is everyone’s job

    National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6 through 12and is designed to raise awareness of fire prevention and will focus on having two ways out during a fire.Fire prevention week began in 1920 when President Woodrow Wilson declared Oct. 9 as National Fire Prevention Day. The day was chosen because of

  • 607th ACS builds home, future for family

    Sounds of hammering and sawing filled the air as members of the 607th Air Control Squadron spent the day working with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a family in need. The house the squadron worked on will go to a family of eight who are now living in a three-bedroom apartment. "Habitat for

  • Men, cars need tune-ups

    The body is very similar to a car. It needs proper maintenance and an occasional tune up. The problem is most men take better care of their vehicles than they do their bodies, according to Michelle Hoyt, 56th Medical Group health manager and registered nurse. "They only go to the doctor when

  • October: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in virtually all countries, cultures, classes and income groups, and the Air Force is not excluded.It is a type of abuse that involves injuring usually a spouse or partner, but it can also be a parent, child or other family member. It is the willful

  • Time for dos, don'ts reminder of political season

    Military members and Defense Department employees are encouraged to vote and participate in the political process. At the same time, the appearance of military influence of the political process must be avoided.Thus, participation in political activities by military members and DOD employees is

  • Annual FOD walk

    Nearly 1,500 personnel from all squadrons at Luke Air Force Base covered 11 million square feet of runway during the annual foreign objects and debris walk here Sept. 27, 2012.Airmen, civilians, and other employees at Luke AFB walked side by side for nearly two hours picking up unnatural objects

  • ‘Baby of Bataan’ shares story, wisdom

    Most 14-year-old boys are starting high school and concerned with meeting girls or playing sports, but not so for retired Staff Sgt. Joseph Johnson, who at that tender age enlisted in the Army in 1940. He became a Japanese prisoner of war for more than three years and was the youngest member to

  • Emergency mass notification system can save your life

    What do you do when you are on base and severe weather is fast approaching or a gunman has started randomly shooting people on base? The installation command post will warn and provide instructions simultaneously to all government computers, telephones, building public address systems, the outside

  • Thunderbolt competes in AF Marathon

    Senior Airman Aaron Peacock, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron engine mechanic, competed in the 2012 Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio, September 15, 2012.  The field included 15,000 runners representing all 50 states, 15 countries and all military services. "The event was amazing," Peacock said.