• Shop smart using saver savvy tips

    According to the Institute of Consumer Financial Education, nearly 37 cents of every income dollar is spent by American families for groceries and household items; a few years back it was about 30 cents. Food prices have spiked dramatically these past few months for a variety of reasons. There isn't

  • Healthy Vision Month focuses on eye safety

    May is Healthy Vision Month which places focus on eye safety. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, each day about 2,000 U.S. workers sustain job-related eye injuries requiring medical treatment. About one-third of

  • Can you hack the force?

    G-forces are always a factor in training aircraft such as the T-6 and the T-38. Vision changes, incapacitation and G-induced loss of consciousness are just a few of the physiological changes that can occur as a result of exposure to G-forces. Therefore, it is imperative that Joint Specialized

  • What you don’t know about supplements can harm you

    Airmen must be fit to fight at a moment's notice. This includes the mental and physical endurance to take the fight where it needs to be. With this mentality, many members are getting and staying in shape. Many members are turning to dietary supplements and nutritional enhancers. But before taking

  • Remembering Kristallnacht 1938 helps us learn from past mistakes

    The Holocaust is not merely a story of destruction and loss; it is a story of an apathetic world and a few rare individuals of extraordinary courage. It is a remarkable story of the human spirit and the life that flourished before the Holocaust, the struggle and darkest hours during, and eventually

  • Knowing what is in medicine cabinets can save lives

    What's in your medicine cabinet? Who has access to it? Would you know if medications are missing? Believe it or not, these questions and the answers to them could make a difference in family safety. Why? While illicit drug use is declining, over-the-counter medication abuse is on the

  • Protect teeth with mouthguards

    When it comes to protecting your mouth, a mouthguard is an essential piece of athletic gear that should be part of an athlete's standard equipment from an early age. In fact, an athlete is 60 times more likely to suffer harm to the teeth when not wearing a mouthguard. Mouthguards help buffer an

  • Vance recognizes April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Team Vance is recognizing April as the Sexual Assault Awareness Month as part of the overall Department of Defense effort to educate its members about sexual assault related topics and to not tolerate these behaviors. In 2005, the Air Force stood up the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

  • Senior Airman Aaron Haviland in Silver Talon Spotlight

    Hometown: Carlin, Nev. Organization: 71st Communications Squadron Duty Title: Policy and Evaluations Time on Silver Talon Team: 7 months What do you enjoy about the Air Force? Serving my countryWhat are some of your off-duty interests? Music, cars and computersHow did you become interested in being

  • Service before self key to warrior spirit

    Between daily duties as an air traffic controller and volunteering for additional duties as security forces perimeter sentry and hospital assistant, Airman 1st Class Nive Leasiolagi, said this about her deployment to Balad, Iraq, "I just did whatever I could to help." Airman Leasiolagi's willingness