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  • 87th Port Dawgs keep mission moving in rain, sleet, snow

    Both in triple-digit weather and the dead of winter, Port Dawgs prepare, inspect, transport and load cargo and passengers bound for military airlift. At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Citizen Airmen of the 87th Aerial Port Squadron shoulder this responsibility alone, as no active duty squadron

  • Choose your Supplements Wisely

    Are you currently taking or thinking about taking a dietary supplement? Do you know what you are taking? According to the Food and Drug Administration, a dietary supplement is "a product intended for ingestion that contains a 'dietary ingredient' intended to add further nutritional value to

  • Planning key to a successful deployment

    For Citizen Airmen and families alike, preparing for a deployment can be stressful and overwhelming. The entire process may take as few as three months, or up to a year. In the 445th Airlift Wing, the Airman & Family Readiness (A&FR) Office serves as a resource for all potential deployers.

  • Don’t be a scrooge for the holidays

    “Bah Humbug!”Ebenezer Scrooge’s signature catchphrase has become well known in popular culture as an expression of distaste towards holiday festivities, but one does not need to be a scrooge to have negative feelings associated with the holiday season.

  • Smoking: quitting is key

    For decades, we’ve been hearing about the health risks of smoking; how it causes cancer, how it isn’t “cool” or “hip” to be habitually addicted to a reckless habit. It is information drilled into us over and over again, yet some still choose to smoke - I used to be one of them.

  • Aircrew flight equipment Airman sews for a living

    Airman First Class Devin Litton, with the 445th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment, participated in his first unit training assemble during the month of October. Even on his first weekend of drill, Litton stuck out as having a unique personal career that resembles his Air Force

  • Training and Development Flight: preparing future Reserve Citizen Airmen

    Air Force Basic Military Training develops enlistees from civilians to professional Airmen.To help young men and women prepare for BMT, the Air Force Reserve offers the Training and Development Flight.“It is an introduction to the military through structured Unit Training Assembly participation,”