Breathe easy: Firefighters train on SCBA to ensure own, others lives kept safe

When rescuing people from a fire, trying to save a house or other structure, or even performing live-fire training, firefighter safety is paramount. If their own safety is put in jeopardy, that could lead to risking the lives of others.Personal protective equipment, specifically a self-contained

Medication misuse: A growing problem

An estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs nonmedically for the first time in the past year. That equates to more than 6,550 new cases of improper use each day.Air Force members contribute to this statistic, too.Prescription medication use falls into three main categories: correct

British World War II veteran shares first-hand account of seeing concentration camp after liberation

"I remember the stench; there is no other word. It invaded the camp and all surrounding countryside - it was the result of hundreds, if not thousands of bodies lying around in open pits, awaiting burial," said Harold Burgh, World War II veteran and former warrant officer in the Royal Electrical and

37th AS transport paratroopers to Lithuania

48th AEG Airmen give from the heart

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Ramstein Hercs transport Army Airborne to Poland, Baltics

Approximately 150 U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Airborne, out of Vicenza, Italy, load onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 23, 2014, for Poland. The Soldiers will conduct joint NATO training, a first in a series of expanded

Eagles soar over Baltic skies

48th AEG takes critical step to validate NATO FOB

Airmen from the 48th Air Expeditionary Group recently took a trip to Amari Air Base, Estonia, to engage and certify the aircraft arresting system, taking a critical step toward validating the new NATO Forward Operating Base. Barrier maintenance Airmen from the 435th Construction and Training

A4A to show new Airmen the Incirlik AB ropes

From every Airman's first assignment to their last, moving to a new duty station presents a whole new environment and culture to settle into. To help Airmen under the age of 26 arriving at Incirlik Air Base, the 39th Air Base Wing is getting ready to launch a new initiative named Airmen 4 Airmen May