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  • Deck the halls with winter safety

    The stillness of the frozen air heightens the senses, making the blanket of snow gleam, or the robin’s song more beautiful. Winter holds many exciting outdoor activities, building snowmen, skiing down the slopes or just relaxing in front of the fireplace with a good book.The winter holiday season is

  • Rudolph and his red nose aside, deer on road can actually ruin Christmas

    Whether you see deer as a target, a garden nuisance, a picturesque element of the woodland environment or one of Santa’s team, we can all agree they present a life-threatening hazard to a motorist. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 1.5 million deer-vehicle

  • Emergency at 580 feet

    Staff Sgt. Samuel McLean, 20th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control watch supervisor, was handling a single U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon on approach to Shaw Air Force Base with radar approach control when a phone call leads him to assist a Cessna 550 Citation II civilian pilot who

  • 'Tis the season to shred ... and prevent injury

    During the month of December, it is commonplace to see holiday decorations and colored lights on trees near the 14th Flying Training Wing Headquarters, but something was different this year. The sleek black silhouette of the True North Plus mobile gym surrounded by Airmen in exercise attire on a

  • Fighting flu during holiday season

    Look out, Joint Base San Antonio … cold and flu season is here again. According to the World Health Organization, there are around a billion cases of seasonal influenza annually. Symptoms typically present 1-4 days after infection and usually last about a week.

  • Good sleep hygiene combats 'functional zombies'

    There are many facets to optimizing human performance, and Second Air Force is tackling how well Airmen sleep. Sleep issues are highly prevalent among active-duty service members and the numbered air force, responsible for training 93% of the Air Force, recognizes their responsibility to prevent

  • Ejection seat testing uses manikins to study results

    Until recently, the year 1997 was the last time ejection seat testing was conducted in the wind tunnels at Arnold Air Force Base. This summer, three variations of the ACES V ejection seat to be utilized across multiple platforms were tested at Arnold, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development