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Great American Smokeout: Quitters do win

In a day there are: 24 hours; 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. This was the Great American Smokeout challenge to Wolf Pack smokers Nov. 15, 2012, to quit for one day.Members of the 8th Medical Group handed out pamphlets and talked to Airmen about the dangers of tobacco use and the health benefits of

Victim Advocates: rewards without recognition

Sexual assaults can happen anywhere, within or outside the military. The victim advocates program is one way the Air Force supports sexual assault victims within its community, regardless if the assault happened before or during the Airman's time in the service.The victim advocates program is

Wolf Pack adds new GBS to exercise arsenal

The Wolf Pack added two new ground-blast simulators to its arsenal Nov. 15 . The systems are designed to simulate the sound of explosions from various types of attacks such as mortar and rocket attacks. They are used during exercises to give Wolf Pack Airmen a more realistic environment in which to

Angry? There's a class for that

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seemed to be going right and someone knew exactly what buttons to push and they were not only pushing them, they were bashing them with a hammer? Maybe on a different day you would be able to deal with the situation, but this time you are seriously

Band ramps up engagement as command position returns to Japan

As U.S. forces rebalance to the Pacific, one group of Air Force musicians looks to play its way to new levels of engagement throughout the world's largest region.After a five-year absence, the command position for the U.S.A.F. Band of the Pacific has returned to Yokota Air Base, Japan--and with it,

USAF, China's PLA physicians gather for first-ever acupuncture exchange

At the invitation of China's People Liberation Army, U.S. Air Force medical physicians, along-side their Chinese military and civilian counterparts, conducted a first-ever Medical Acupuncture and Battlefield Medicine Subject Matter Expert Exchange in Beijing, China Oct. 21-27. The exchange, attended

Osan's 36th FS puts positive mark on Singapore partnership

The 36th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed 77 members in support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed exercise Commando Sling in October 2012. The "Fiends" sharpened their air combat skills through combined air combat training with the Republic of Singapore Air Force, explained Capt. Tyler

Vehicle maintainers roll into digital age

The U.S. military has a reputation for keeping pace with technology, using it to effectively keep the combat edge while streamlining processes for its workforce. The continual innovation in digital technologies makes it one of the most challenging arenas in which to maintain superiority.Although

Commentary: The pain of Isolation.

Most people don't know me as the daughter of a man who committed suicide--but I am. I have spent the last 18 years and 11 months dodging an often-used statistic which condemns me to follow in his footsteps. According to an April 2010 New York Times article, children whose parents commit suicide are