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  • A WATERSHED MOMENT

    'LESSONS I LEARNED AT UNIVERSITY FALLS' If hiking to a remote location, always take food, water and a first aid kit. Never go hiking alone. Form a solid emergency plan before something goes wrong. Stay calm so you can think clearly if something does go wrong. Self-aid and buddy care

  • A GOOD FIT

    A helmet is the single best way to prevent brain injury when riding a bicycle. A bicycle helmet should be snug, level and stable on your head and cover most of your forehead before any adjustments are made. Place the helmet on your head, and without buckling the chin strap, shake your head to see

  • A WARNING FROM GRIEVING GRANDPARENTS

    Dave and Loida Stack felt they made some mistakes that contributed to their grandson's drowning death. Here are five water warnings, any one of which could have saved their grandson's life. They hope people take them to heart. 1. Teach yourself and your children to swim, and learn a survival float,

  • A SURVIVOR’S BIKING TIPS

    Wear a helmet, no matter how short of a distance you are driving -- even if only in the neighborhood. A whole lot of people keep telling me I should have had a helmet on, and I keep saying, "Yeah, I know." Focus on one thing -- especially what's in front of you. I should have

  • A VITAL LINK - Efforts during tsunami show how

    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- From a windowless vault deep within the Pacific Air Forces Headquarters building, Detachment 1, 561st Network Operations Squadron, Airmen provided the critical network support required to allow more than 770 sorties to deliver aid workers and supplies to

  • AT THEIR PEAK

    Here is a list of the seven summits the Air Force team has set its sights on. They have already topped five of the peaks. 1. EUROPE: Mount Elbrus, Russia, 18,481 feet. Status: Completed July 2005. 2. AFRICA: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,330 feet. Status: Completed July 2006. 3. SOUTH AMERICA:

  • ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACKING

    Looking back at the mishap that cost him the top third of his left ring finger, Maj. Sang Kim said he's done a little "armchair quarterbacking" to see what he could have done better.Ironically, he made a conscious effort to avoid an injury to his ring finger by leaving his wedding ring at home when

  • A HERO’S PERSPECTIVE ON BEING A GOOD WINGMAN

    You never know how you are going to react in an emergency situation, but training and keeping a cool head are key, says Staff Sgt. Tanya Jesser, an aerospace medical apprentice student from the 383rd Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Jesser went into wingman mode following the

  • A TEACHER’S TALE

    I had the pleasure of training Capt. "Stony" Estock (who made colonel in January) to be an aircraft commander in the HH-60 Pave Hawk. I'd been his instructor pilot and was impressed with his ability to learn quickly.So when we got the call to find and rescue three Icelandic men stranded in a

  • AVOID GPS DISTRESS

    1. Don't drive while setting up the device.Whether it is a cell phone or GPS, it's an obvious distraction if you are fiddling with it while driving. Bases and many local communities have laws about hands-free devices and texting with cell phones. This distraction is no less serious with GPS and can

  • A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

    Keep your windows closed and locked when children are around. Set and enforce rules about keeping children's play away from windows or patio doors. Falling through the glass can be fatal or cause serious injury. Keep furniture -- or anything children can climb -- away from windows. If

  • AIRMEN START JOURNEY HERE

    KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The special operations Airmen who controlled the aid planes on a single runway in the wake of Haiti's earthquake began their training in the 334th Training Squadron."We build the foundation of future special operations forces warriors -- academics, physical fitness

  • A 10-YEAR HISTORY OF AIR FORCE MOTORCYCLE MISHAPS

    (Fiscal 2000 to fiscal 2009)2,170 total mishaps144 Airmen dead73 percent staff sergeant or below44 percent killed in springtime42 percent occurred at night27 average age of mishap cyclist23 killed in April, making it the deadliest month for riders17 percent were not wearing their helmet15 percent

  • A FEW TIPS FROM THE SHOOTING RANGE

    ● Never point a weapon at anyone.● Always wear eye protection.● Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.

  • AVOIDING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE

    When using electrical appliances and tools, follow the manufacturer's safety precautions, and routinely check the wiring. Overheating, unusual smells, shorts, sparks and sputters are all warning signs appliances/tools need to be shut off, then replaced or repaired. Unplug appliances/tools when