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  • 505th to turn trash into scholarship opportunities

    A new recycling initiative known as Recycling Bonanza will be held Feb. 29 at the 505th Command and Control Wing to raise money for the base and to contribute to a new $1,000 scholarship fund for eligible local students. It all started when Richard Williams, 505th CCW's facilities director, made a

  • Mouth guards protect smiles during sports

    It's easy to take some things for granted until they're suddenly gone ... like teeth. Think about how it would feel if to lose one or two of the front teeth. Smiling would probably be avoided. It would be uncomfortable talking with someone face-to-face. It wouldn't be easy pronouncing certain words.

  • Binge drinking a common phenomenon

    In the United States, a standard drink is one that contains about one-half an ounce of pure alcohol. Generally, this amount of pure alcohol is found in 12 ounces of regular beer, 10 ounces of wine cooler, eight ounces of malt liquor, five ounces of wine or one-and-a-half ounces of 80-proof distilled

  • Team Hurlburt names quarterly award winners

    The winners of the Team Hurlburt Quarterly Awards for the last quarter of 2007 were announced during a breakfast ceremony at The Soundside Feb. 12. Congratulations to the following winners:Airman of the QuarterAirman 1st Class Charles Scarbrough 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness SquadronNCO

  • 1st SOMXG wins AF award, sets sights on DOD

    The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group has been named as the best in the Air Force as winner of the 2007 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon System Maintenance Trophy. The annual award is given to the Air Force unit with the best maintenance record and reflects the 1st SOMXG's

  • Preparation key in filing taxes correctly, easily

    Tax season is now in full swing. Filing taxes can cause anyone headaches, but for military members and their families, deployments and other considerations can make things a little trickier. Taking the time to figure out a plan of attack before filing can prevent problems down the road. Choosing a

  • Are you prepared for a dental emergency?

    Thousands of dental emergencies take place every day. It's important to know what to do if a child breaks a tooth or has a tooth knocked out while playing outdoors, or if a bad toothache happens in the middle of the night and can't wait to see the dentist until the next day. Knowing how to handle

  • Twin brothers, co-workers attend UNWT

    Last December, Captain Merritt earned recognition as the first Undergraduate Network Warfare Training course Honor Graduate at the 39th Information Operations Squadron here. So, you can imagine their surprise when UNWT instructors once again saw Captain Merritt's name on the class roster for the

  • Research, weigh consequences before filing bankruptcy

    If a member is unable to pay his or her debts, they may be entitled to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The goal of the federal bankruptcy law is to relieve an honest debtor of his debts, thereby providing him or her with an opportunity for a fresh