• Properly discard of smoking materials

    As the summer months quickly approach, the hills will turn brown and with the dryness comes extreme potential for grass fires. The primary reason most grass fires begin is because of improperly discarded smoking materials. The simple action of tossing a lit cigarette out the window or on to a lawn

  • April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

    During 2007, the financial costs of child abuse and neglect in America tallied almost $104 billion. The direct effects of child abuse and neglect involve societal agencies including, foster care, medical and mental health treatment, law enforcement and educational institutions. Although financial

  • BEELiner 's support Global War on Terrorism

    After deploying their entire squadron more than a month ago, the men and women of the 21st Airlift Squadron "BEELiners," have been proudly executing missions as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron out of Mildenhall Air Base, England. Since deploying, the 817th EAS has played an integral part of

  • Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

    Sexual assault is one of the most underreported violent crimes in America. Since the military is not impervious to this trend, the Department of Defense ensures servicemembers know that sexual assault crimes are not tolerated. To better combat sexual assault, DoD implemented the Sexual Assault

  • Cooking, prevention and you

    According to the Home Fires involving Cooking report from the National Fire Protection Association, an estimated 146,400 home structure fires in the United States in 2005 involved cooking. Cooking fires accounted for 40 percent of the home structure fires in 2005, including 480 deaths, 4,690

  • Band of the Golden West to take stage with "Trout Fishing in America"

    Though geared toward a child audience, a pair of concerts later this month also may change perceptions about the artists involved. At least, that's the hope USAF Band of the Golden West commander, Maj. Richard Mench, has for the band when it takes the stage with Trout Fishing in America, a rock/pop

  • Alcohol: Sex offender weapon of choice

    Studies show the weapon most often used to commit a sexual assault is not a gun or knife. Offenders use alcohol and other incapacitating substances much more frequently to coerce and incapacitate victims in acts of sexual violence. As a result, social scientists are revising their theories about the

  • Bay area salon treats Travis Airmen

    Doing more with less, consistent deployments and temporary duty assignments add levels of stress to military members and their families. A salon in Lafayette, Calif., recognized this and decided to give a day of pampering to Travis' Airmen and their families March 30. "We were having our weekly

  • Sexual Assault Prevention: The bystander's role

    A sexual assault has consequences for the victim and their unit long after the incident. In some cases, sexual assault can be avoided when servicemembers take responsibility for each other and get involved when a fellow Airmen is at risk. A bystander is someone in a crowd who sees a potentially