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  • Carbonated beverages can hurt your teeth

    Drinking carbonated beverages and sports drinks can cause serious damage to your teeth. According to Col. (Dr.) Alan Sutton, a prosthodontist for the 59th Medical Wing, the main ingredients in carbonated beverages are sugar and citric acids which increase your chances of severe tooth decay and gum

  • XLers fighting to be fit

    Laughlin recently implemented a new physical conditioning program July 10 called XLers Fighting to be Fit for Airmen here who have failed or run the risk of failing their physical training test.The program was envisioned by Chief Master Sgt. Raymond DeVite, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief,

  • Luke-trained warriors direct fight while in flight

    Statistically, for every F-16 fighter squadron in the U.S. Air Force, only about 10 percent of pilots are certified to direct an air strike on ground targets. These controllers in the sky prioritize battlefield targets and act as gatekeepers for the ground commander.Luke is the only F-16 forward air

  • SFS handler, MWD receive Bronze Star

    After only one year of working together, a 56th Security Forces Squadron duo received the Bronze Star for the tasks they completed during their deployment May 2.Staff Sgt. Justin Kitts, 56th SFS K-9 handler, and Dyngo, military working dog, played three very important roles during their

  • AF pays tribute to medical service’s first “Sergeant Major”

    The late Chief Master Sgt. Raymond T. Smith once told a reporter: "The Vietnam conflict has brought the services closer together. We've got to keep it that way." When he made that remark in 1970, he was serving as the first enlisted senior NCO for the entire Air Force Medical Service. So new was his

  • AFRI to lead cyber symposium in October

    The Air Force Research Institute here is hosting a cyber symposium Oct. 26-27. The event, titled "Cyber Power: The Quest for a Common Ground," is designed to improve the lack of accepted standards for definitions, data structures, threat assessments and policies both within and across communities

  • AETC commander makes first visit to CAFB

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command touched down at Columbus Air Force Base for the first time Aug. 9.During his two-day stay, Gen. Edward Rice dove into the mission and day-to-day life of the people in the 14th Flying Training Wing."I am very impressed. The Airmen are doing a great

  • Columbus participates in unique doctor exchange

    Scheduling appointments in Flight Medicine may be getting a little easier at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., in spite of high physician deployment tempo. Keesler AFB, Miss. flight surgeons, many of whom have completed additional specialty training, are rotating through the 14th Medical Group,