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  • Coast Guardsman recognized for lifesaving actions

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Hudgins, a Tactical Coxswain at Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami, 91114, was presented with the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for saving the life of a child on March 12. On Oct.5, 2014, an 18-month old child fell into a lake behind his residence. Hudgin's

  • Prescribed burn improves safety, security near airfield

    The Florida Department of Forestry Service conducted a prescribed burn at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, March 30.The prescribed burn was conducted to reduce the naturally occurring fuel load, such as leaves and underbrush, increase visibility in thick vegetative areas, control invasive

  • Avoid online dangers, unfriendly users on social media

    The internet instantaneously allows you to reach out across the internet superhighway to share information or connect with loved ones.  Despite how innocuous this may seem, without taking the proper precautions, your personal information can inadvertently fall into the wrong hands."You have to

  • Air Force COOL program kicks off

    The Community College of the Air Force officially launched the Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line program March 16.Air Force COOL is a pathway for enlisted Airmen to earn industry recognized professional certifications and licenses to enhance their active-duty work and to prepare them as

  • Blake paved way for thousands of Air Force women

    The women of today's Air Force can look back with pride to Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake."We consider her the first lady of the Air Force," said William Chivalette, the curator of the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex here. "She raised her right hand to enlist in the U.S. Air Force on the

  • Commentary: Every March, I mustache myself a question

    The razor hovered just above my upper lip; the blade suspended millimeters from my skin. The consequences of my next move would have lasting ramifications for at least the next 30 days. Even at this moment of reckoning, I wasn't sure which path I would choose.The day had started like any other

  • Base to conduct controlled burn operations next week

    The Florida Department of Forestry Service will conduct a prescribed fire, also known as controlled burns, on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, March 30-31.The burns were rescheduled from March 9-11.Community residents are advised the controlled burn could produce plumes of smoke from the south

  • AF responds to National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force

    The Air Force responded to the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force's recommendations in a report to Congress March 4.Of the Commission's 42 recommendations, Air Force officials disagreed with only one and are already in the process of implementing 25, as well as developing plans or