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  • Candlebox Veteran's Day performance at TCM

    The rock band Candlebox helped give American and coalition forces a brief reprieve as they belted out their hits from the 90s and more recent albums to help celebrate Veteran's Day at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Although it's been twenty years since the band's first, self-titled

  • Combating sexual assault myths through education

    We all have heard the myth that our country's first president chopped down a cherry tree and when asked about the event by his father, commented, "I cannot tell a lie, Father, I did cut down that cherry tree." Or, for more contemporary times, you may have heard the myth that football players who

  • Remembering Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day

    Did you know that if you are currently serving in the military, your moms and dads are called Blue Star parents? Many Blue Star families hang a service banner in their home window signifying the number of children that are serving in the military by the number of blue stars on the banner. However,

  • Stratotanker, Airmen prove versatility, save lives downrange

    After 12 years of KC-135 Stratotanker operations here, it would be fair to assume that all possible missions the venerable tanker is capable of performing has been done.Last week, members of the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in coordination with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical

  • Teaching deployed Airmen self-defense

    A short while ago we held a women's self-defense class open to all women deployed to the 64th Air Expeditionary Group here with the intent of giving women techniques to defend themselves from attacking assailants. The four-week class consisted of various striking and defense techniques as well as

  • Half - marathon teaches the value of patience

    "Just keep running, just keep running," was all I could think of to get me through the final 5 miles as I ran the United States Air Force Marathon, Sept. 14, 2013 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. This remake of a line made famous by Disney's Finding Nemo character Dori, replayed in my

  • Safeguard Your Marriage

    Extra-marital affairs are a significant problem in American society. Research suggests that 50 percent of all couples will break their vows of sexual or emotional exclusivity during their relationship. Research also suggests that 25 percent of wives and 44 percent of husbands are unfaithful at some

  • 9/11 Message to Airmen

    September 11th is a time to reflect on the fateful day twelve years ago that forever changed our nation. We must never forget the nearly 3,000 innocent people who lost their lives; nor should we ever forget the countless family members, loved ones and friends whose lives were forever changed. We are

  • How to establish an expeditionary ground safety office

    Two months into my deployment at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing I received orders to forward deploy to an undisclosed location. I was told to pack only the necessary uniform items, toiletries and report to public health for out processing. The information provided was a minimum to say the least,