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  • Maxwell Highlight: Protecting those who protect freedom

    In a role that is crucial to the mission and security at Maxwell Air Force Base, Staff Sgt. Miranda Stillion shines within the 42nd Security Forces Squadron.Stillion serves as the 42nd SFS military working dog trainer and plays a crucial role ensuring the security of the base.

  • Choose to celebrate safely this Independence Day

    While the Fourth of July holiday weekend can be perfect opportunity to relax and spend time with family and friends, this extended holiday weekend also has become one of the deadliest in the United States. From increases in drinking and driving to a dramatic spike in fireworks mishaps, most of the

  • Airman innovator patents tourniquet belt

    An Airman at Sheppard Air Force Base patented a design and produced a prototype for a tourniquet belt with the help of a Spark Cell, patent lawyers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and specialists at Aircrew Flight Equipment and Training Development.

  • Refueling Holloman: suicide prevention through hand-crafted beverages

    “More than anything, my time at Refuel taught me to be gentle with others.”Nearly 14 years ago, Holloman’s chapel corps identified a problem: suicide rates were increasing among the population of dorm residents and their efforts to combat it were not having a large enough impact.In response, the

  • Combatting Suicide: Luke AFB hosts ASIST workshop

    The DoD actively addresses suicide awareness with transparency, accountability, and commitment; building on efforts to combat suicide by highlighting effective suicide prevention and intervention methods, while extinguishing stigmas around service members receiving mental health support. In