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  • Holiday safety 101

    When people are busy decorating, shopping, entertaining or traveling during the holiday season, the rush to complete their to-do lists could lead to a lack of emphasis on proper safety practices.The following holiday safety tips can help all keep safe and secure during the season.

  • Maintainers ensure F-35A stays safe ... (and stealthy)

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – If every other system on a fighter aircraft fails, there’s one that has to work. The ejection system.No one likes talking about it, but it’s a fact of aviation, and the Airmen responsible for maintaining that system on the F-35A Lightning II take their jobs very

  • Holiday food preparation and safety tips

    Thanksgiving is this week and that often means a lot of cooking for holiday dinners. Improper storing and cooking of a turkey dinner can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria, and serving that dinner could cause food-borne illnesses.

  • Joint Base MDL Fire Emergency Services Thanksgiving Safety Tips

    The kitchen is the heart of the home, especially at Thanksgiving. Kids love to be involved in holiday preparations. Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity and people at home.Safety tips Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the

  • Team Mildenhall Winter Safety campaign begins

    Once winter arrives in England, removing ice, snow and all other seasonal debris prior to heading to work is not only a daily process, but an important one for the safety of all members of Team Mildenhall and the community.With the holiday season right around the corner, the 100th Air Refueling Wing

  • Are you sad or are you SAD?

    It’s that time of year again, when the warm summer fades into autumn chills and frosty winters. The skies become grayer and the sun barely shines. For some, autumn and winter are welcome breaks from the summer heat; but for others, the change in seasons may cause dread.Some individuals suffer from

  • Marker placed to honor 60th anniversary of Columbus crash

    In 1959, the U.S. was in the competitive Cold War with the Soviet Union to be the indomitable force of nuclear power; and as part of the feud, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, fed the fight by flying bombing missions as the 4228th Strategic Wing.With every war comes risks and the will to

  • Schriever takes driving impaired seriously

    As the holiday season approaches, it’s important while Airmen celebrate to remember driving under the influence has many repercussions and for Airmen those consequences can be serious.Drinking and driving affects more than just the driver, it jeopardizes the safety of other families and any

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