Sleeping with Chupacabras?

A Chupacabra is a mythical creature rumored to inhabit parts of Southwest Texas and Mexico. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats. Physical descriptions of the creature vary. But, it is supposedly a heavy creature, the size of a large hairless coyote, with a row of spines reaching from the neck to the base of the tail. (Illustration by Sammie W. King)

LIGHTNING JACKPOT?

The odds of being struck by lightning more than once in your lifetime are one in 360 billion, according to Ken Mellendorf, a physics professor at Illinois Central College. Meet Carl Mize … the guy who gives odds-makers headaches. He has been zapped by lightning six times! “Some people say I’m unlucky, but I think I’m kind of lucky to be alive,” said Mize, a utilities worker at Oklahoma University in Norman, Okla. (Illustration by Sammie W. King)

A BROKEN WING AND A PRAYER

“I looked up, saw the parachute, and that was a wonderful feeling. Then I looked out, and I was already below the treetops.” He slammed into a stand of pine trees not far from where the jet crashed. (Illustration by Sammie W. King)

TWO PAVE HAWK PILOTS EARN DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS

The Distinguished Flying Cross. (File photo).

HOME FIELD DISADVANTAGE

Chart showing the Increase in At-Fault Accident Activity. (Courtesy USAA)

Zombie Apocalypse

Are you and your family ready for a mass emergency? (Illustration by Ibraim Roberson, © 2012 by Paramount Pictures)

INTERNATIONAL RELEVANCE

The Republic of Singapore Flag (©RF/NOVA)

CAR SURFING MAKES AIRMAN HOWL

A famous scene in the 1988 movie “Teen Wolf” — car surfing on a van — unintentionally inspired some copycat incidents that ended in tragedy. (File Graphic)

HOW TO BECOME A DEAD PILOT

A look at what happens when flight discipline, rules go out the window (Digital composite by David M. Stack)

RACING WITH DESTINY

A Soldier was riding a 2005 Yamaha YRF-R1 sport bike when he lost control and crashed on a highway onramp. (Digital Illustration by D. Stack)

VIRTUAL WINGMAN APP COMING THIS SPRING

Aimed at saving lives, the Air Force Virtual Wingman Smart Phone Application tool is scheduled to debut later this spring. (Courtesy photo)

SMOKE ALARMS

MOST HOME FIRE DEATHS HAPPEN IN PROPERTIES WITHOUT WORKING SMOKE ALARMS (File Art)

AETC Private Motor Vehicle Mishaps Chart

AETC Private Motor Vehicle Mishaps Chart (Graphic by David M. Stack)

AETC Ground Mishaps Chart

AETC Ground Mishaps Chart (Graphic by David M. Stack)

KEEPING LITTLE PRINCESSES AND PIRATES SAFE

KEEPING LITTLE PRINCESSES AND PIRATES SAFE - Tripping is the number one cause of injury when trick-or-treating, according to the National Safety Council. So don’t let your kids wear costumes that are too long. (File photo)

NOW THAT'S USING YOUR HEAD

NOW THAT'S USING YOUR HEAD - SSgt Kevin Barton was struck by a vehicle while riding his motorcycle causing him to lose his leg from above the knee. Barton currently serves in the US Air Force Guard at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia. (Photo by TSgt Samuel Bendet)

NOT ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE SAFETY BRIEFING!

NOT ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE SAFETY BRIEFING! - Ok, I hear ya. Ugh, another motorcycle safety briefing! (Motorcycle photo by Jim Bahn)

Military takes aim at off-duty mishaps

TEST YOUR SURVIVOR INSTINCTS - “Off Duty, On Guard” is available for summer safety at www.tradoc.army.mil/offdutyonguard/. (by David M. Stack)

Seven Greatest Risks

SEVEN SUMMITS - Reaching the Continents' Tallest Peaks. (File Art)

CLICHES IN SPADES

CLICHES IN SPADES - T-6 PILOT FINDS HIMSELF ON WRONG SIDE OF STEREOTYPE (Photo composite by David M. Stack)

For Better or For Worse

OFF BY A DIGIT - (Moral patch) Major Sang Kim, commanded UNAMID mission in Rwanda successfully but lost a finger over it. (Photo by TSgt Samuel Bendet)

The Alert Consumer

Famous Last Words - Watch Out For Anti-Safety Slogans (Graphic by Sammie W. King)

Drinking Your Career Away

When an Airman drove drunk and wrecked her vehicle, she also wreaked havoc on her personal life, nearly drowning her career plans. (Photo illustration by TSgt Samuel Bendet)

Freak accident kills captain

FREAK ACCIDENT KILLS CAPTAIN - Capt. Jenna Wilcox, of the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, 27 was killed when a damaged tire from her BMW Z3 exploded in her lap, causing severe wounds to her head, neck and back, as well as other internal injuries. The blast blew out the car's windows and roof. Her husband, Scott, who was sitting beside his wife in the driver's seat, suffered only minor injuries from the glass. (Illustration by Sammie W. King)