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  • Air Force publishes sexual assault convictions

    In order to raise awareness of and hopefully prevent sexual assault, the Air Force now publishes sexual assault convictions on-line. Anyone can go to the Air Force Judge Advocate Website and review more than 100 sexual assault convictions from across the Air Force, to include viewing them by base.

  • Don't pull the trigger

    Editor's note: This is the third in a series of related articles on the progression of quitting smoking through the first-hand account of Airman Ryan Conroy. The series takes a look at how anyone with the drive and determination can quit for good with the use of base resources and medical

  • Excuses don't burn calories

    I never thought working out could change someone's life, but it has changed mine. My entire life I'd always been thin, I'd never had to diet or exercise and I could eat whatever I wanted. That is, until I had a baby. I did almost everything by the book--I cut out junk food, ate my fruits and

  • A little goes a long way

    The first thing to go is your judgment. Without judgment, the motives behind our decision making process are flawed. All it takes is three glasses -- apparently. I felt fine throughout the night, enjoying my time, eating dinner, sampling a glass of wine here and a glass there. I certainly felt sober

  • Rain, rain go away...

    Most people are familiar with the idiomatic concept of storing some cash away in one's pocket for a rainy day. Well, the weather report for today is cloudy with scattered showers. While today's spotty precipitation may only affect certain groups of people, the 30-day forecast shows the possibility

  • Your actions can save a life

    It's been a rough year for me. In less than 12 months I've been hit with situation after situation that has brought me to my knees.First, I'll mention the deaths.My grandmother died in November, the cousin I grew up with died in December, and my dad - my much missed, loved dad - died in June.All of

  • Airman 'pace-setters' succeed with grit, optimism

    In a Ted Talk video I viewed recently, Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth, an assistant professor of psychology, talked about achievement and why some people do well and some do not. In her research, Duckworth studied many different groups including, school children, West Point cadets, rookie teachers in

  • Recovering from the aftermath

    Editor's note: This is the second in a series of related articles on the progression of quitting smoking through the first-hand account of Airman Ryan Conroy. The series takes a look at how anyone with the drive and determination can quit for good with the use of base resources and medical

  • Make it happen, Airmen

    Airmen are no strangers to change. Our Air Force was born from change after an exhausting world war when nations were recovering and healing emotionally, physically and financially.The decades following World War II brought us numerous changes: hot and cold wars, technological and aerospace

  • Many Airmen, many reasons for service committment

    During a recent stand-up meeting, the wing chaplain shared his thoughts on the word "diligence." The discussion that followed caused me think about words and definitions. Consider the word "commitment." A dictionary definition of commitment includes phrases like "the act of committing," or "the