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  • Every dog or cat has his month

    (Editor's note: This article is written from a dog's perspective to emphasize the importance of animal care and safety.)I just learned October is National Pet Safety Awareness Month. I wonder if this is why people dress up funny at the end of the month. It must be.I wish I could eat the sweet

  • Club 100: Maxwell Recognizes perfect PT

      Capt. Ryan Shaver, 42nd Medical Group, scored 100 on his U.S. Air Force physical fitness assessment test. Airmen who score 100 at Maxwell Air Force base are members of "Club 100," and are highlighted for their achievement. Shaver runs, lifts weights and does push-ups every day to keep in top

  • Community College of the Air Force spooks for fun

    Witches, zombies and vampires will haunt the classrooms of the Community College of the Air Force from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 25 as the college staff and other volunteers put on their annual free Haunted College event.It's a scarefest for all ages that not only gives back to the community but gives a morale

  • National Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 26

    From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 26, the 42nd Security Forces Squadron and the 42nd Medical Group will team up with the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement to give the public an opportunity to prevent drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially-dangerous, expired, unused

  • First-ever advisory group dialogues AFDD 1

    More than a dozen retired Air Force generals and colonels along with civilian leaders recently attended the first Doctrine Advisory Group, a new initiative held at the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education.Initiated by Major Gen. Walter Givhan, commander of the LeMay Center

  • Moroccan officer following in his father's footsteps

    Walking the halls of International Officer School, Capt. Nabil Saihi appears to have stepped back in time, as he scans the walls for a photograph of his father.Following in past footsteps, Saihi, an officer in the Royal Moroccan Air Force, is attending IOS and then Squadron Officer School at

  • CE studies how to cut energy costs

    During a time when "government shutdown, furlough and recapitalization" are a part of the military landscape, Airmen are constantly looking for ways to save money for the service. Everything the Air Force does, from launching aircraft to sending emails, costs money, and Airmen have an eye on

  • Domestic violence speaker overcomes life of terror

    Her innocence was annihilated at age 5, and the ensuing silence from her family and society ultimately led to a life of sexual and physical abuse and two years of pure terror.Tahiera Brown, clothed in deep purples, stood Oct. 3 with her chin high before an audience at the Air University's Academic