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  • Sven’s Summertime Safety: An American tradition

    There's nothing like the smell of a $5 bundle of firewood filling the air in base housing on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer months. Whether you're in your backyard or out in the woods camping, the tradition of sitting around a fire watching "cowboy cable TV" with friends or family,

  • Personal touch helps TRICARE beneficiary take on cancer

    The diagnosis sent Jerry and Kim Browning reeling: Cancer.It was 2009 and it had been a while since Jerry Browning, a retired Service member, went to the doctor. When he did, his doctor ran several tests on him, including a biopsy."And the biopsy came back cancer," he said.Soon after Jerry's

  • Sven's Summertime Safety: Lawn rockets

    Summer is here and all of your hard work in the yard this spring is paying off, even if you did need some encouragement from the housing office's team of yard inspectors. Now you get to enjoy the tedious pleasure of safely maintaining that beauty for the next three months until it is covered with

  • Six tips to prevent drowning

    Three children die every day from drowning.It is the leading cause of death from an injury for children ages 1-4 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mid-summer is prime time for water fun, but it can also be deadly if parents aren't careful.The Red Cross Summer

  • New commander pilots Warriors of the North

    The 319th Air Base Wing welcomed a new commander during a change-of-command ceremony July 13 here in company of more than 500 military members and civilians.Col. Timothy E. Bush, former vice commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., succeeded Col. Donald L.

  • Sven’s Summertime Safety: Our state bird, the mosquito

    Summer is here and more people are participating in outdoor activities. However, they are not alone. There are a number of animals that are also out and about now that the temperatures are above freezing. If you have stepped foot outside this year you have likely come in contact with our state bird,

  • AFOSI seeks top quality Airmen

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is the Air Force agency responsible for investigating major crimes and works against terrorist and foreign intelligence efforts. It is also constantly seeking exceptional non-commissioned officers for duty as enlisted special agents.With more than 2,700

  • Sven's Summertime Safety: Heat protection

    Humans are funny creatures. You see it really hasn't been all that long ago since we were complaining about the cold temperatures and dreaming of the warmer days of summer. Well those days are here and it seems that those dreams have been replaced with "uff-da it's too hot." To help you battle the