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  • I Can Save My Own Life, "Flipped"

    I had everything in the world going for me. It was a Friday afternoon, I was driving a two-seat convertible roadster, and I was returning home to my wife after my first day of the Basic Qualification Course in the F-15E Strike Eagle. We lived about 3 miles off base, a straight-shot from the front

  • What is AFSA?

    The Air Force Sergeants Association is a federally chartered non-profit organization representing The professional and personal interests of more than 116,000 active duty, reserve, National Guard, retired, and veteran enlisted members of the U.S. Air Force and their families. From first term Airmen

  • I Can Save My Own Health

    Smoking...with all the advertisements and doctors' recommendations, it appears obvious how this single act can change your life. The Surgeon General warns it causes cancer, heart disease, and emphysema, yet despite these warnings, I continue to see more and more young people smoke. I wonder what

  • Sexual assault: It can happen to you

    No one is immune to sexual assault. Men, women, young, old, attractive, unattractive, single, married, everyone is at risk of being sexually assaulted. It can happen to you even if you do everything right. But there are some things you can do to reduce your risk. When you think of the 36th Wing

  • I can save my own: interpersonal relationships

    Straight out of her technical school at Sheppard AFB, Texas, Airman 1st Class Heather Cheney, 25, recognized the importance of interpersonal relationships. "As a single female living in the dorms it's a different life than what I'm used to. I turn 26 soon, and the majority of my friends are between

  • Drinking and Driving - You Will Get Caught

    Driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime. You've heard this before; it is not new. Yet, there are some military members that continue to decide to get behind the wheel of a car and drive after they have been drinking. There are few tragedies that have scarred more people than those of drunk

  • Everything I know about being an Airman I learned in high school

    This is an homage to an Army noncommissioned officer (or noncom as they were called back then). Sergeant 1st Class Lyvon Edgar (a retired Korean War veteran) was the coach of my high school Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps drill team. During my senior year we went undefeated in six

  • Hard work still ahead of us

    Throughout my nine months here at Andersen, I've heard leaders speak about attitude, teamwork and how we must remain focused, vigilant, and continue working as a team. On that same path, I would like to talk about our way ahead and how it's fourth and inches here at Andersen. Enhancing the level of

  • Why do "they" always win the awards?

    Doesn't it make you upset when you see the same people always winning awards, getting the recognition that you feel you deserve? So you ask yourself, "What can I do to improve my chances to make things better for me?" "How do I win these awards?" There are several ways to be successful at getting

  • Ask Joyce: Can you tell me about the other islands within the Marianas?

    Continuation of the Article on the other islands within the Marianas A few years ago, I traveled for the first time on the U.S.S. ALTMAN to San Francisco with my adoptive family, my Auntie Tita Castro and cousins, Joseph and Eddie. As we moved away from Guam, I thought of the island as a gigantic