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  • Brig. Gen. Owens: Thank you, you've laid the cornerstone

    It has been my honor and privilege to serve as your wing commander the last two years, and I want to take this opportunity to thank you. I came to the 36th Wing excited about this great base and wing rich with history that was again in the midst of robust operation and great change. Teresa and I

  • I Can Save My Own Life: A moment in time

    Our lives can often be defined by events which impact us, our families, friends and our coworkers in a positive or negative manner. Sometimes these events occur because of decisions we choose to make or sometimes not make. These events can have far reaching and dire consequences, not only to

  • I Can Save My Own Life "Safety"

    "I can save my own life" are words that 22-year-old Senior Airman Matthew Derheim considers a mantra. Senior Airman Derheim is one of 61 members of the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight. Thirty nine, including Airman Derheim, received the U.S. Air Force Achievement

  • 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