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  • Diagnosed? How cancer clinical trials could help

    When Ellen Beare learned she had Stage 3 breast cancer, she decided not to tell people at work."I just didn't want to be defined by cancer," Beare said. For many, that sentiment rings very common today. Nearly 12 million Americans were diagnosed with some type of cancer in 2010, according to the

  • The Judge's Bench: July UCMJ actions

    The following members of the 319th Air Base Wing were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in July 2011:Nonjudicial Punishment Actions:· A senior airman from the 319th Communications Squadron received an Article 15 for violating a lawful regulation by smoking and distributing

  • 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.