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  • Carbon monoxide safety; know how to avoid this 'silent killer'

    Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil and methane) burn incompletely. In the home, heating and cooking equipment that burns fuel can be sources of carbon monoxide.Carbon

  • Caring for the next generation

    "Every day is different," began Senior Airman Cherrell Warren, 6th Medical Operations Squadron pediatrician medical technician. "I get to see how much personality children display at such a young age and to see many children grow from birth to the early years as they begin school."The Arlington,

  • Caring Hands

    MacDill's Health and Wellness Center teamed up with the Florida State Massage Therapy Association to host the first annual "Caring Hands Support Our Troops" event on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in observance of National Massage Therapy Awareness Week, Oct. 25, 2013.The Caring Hands event was

  • Casting a family's tragedy

    It all started with a post to an online forum. He wanted others with an interest in silver to see what he had made.Staff Sgt. James Ebbs, 6th Communications Squadron network infrastructure supervisor, posted photos of his latest creations about six months ago. He had just taken on a new hobby,

  • Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Lens Choices for “Fighter Pilot Vision”

    Cataracts affect about 25 million Americans and occur when an individual’s natural lens becomes cloudy over time. They can cause blurry or cloudy vision, dim vision, and/or glare and halos at night. They can also lead to a significant decrease in a person’s ability to perform activities of daily

  • Champion finds passion in Ironmans

    His hearts thumps, almost out of his chest, as he walks up to the starting line. Hundreds of people stand eagerly awaiting the big race to begin, and his excitement leaves a pit in his stomach. He mentally prepares; shutting out the crowd, silencing his own reservations for the challenges he’s about

  • Chapel a place for everyone

    In a world of 24-hour news cycles and constant Facebook status updates, there is one place that remains a haven of privacy for all personnel on MacDill Air Force Base - the Air Force Chaplain Corps. No matter the extremity of the issue, chaplains come alongside military members and their families

  • Chapel a place for everyone

    In a world of 24-hour news cycles and constant Facebook status updates, there is one place that remains a haven of privacy for all personnel on MacDill Air Force Base - the Air Force Chaplain Corps. No matter the extremity of the issue, chaplains come alongside military members and their families

  • Chaplain provides spiritual, mental support

    Enlisting in the Army in 1983, a current-day Air Force chaplain said he always knew he wanted to serve both his country and his faith. Originally stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, as a medical Soldier, he found himself spending his free time in the local church, his place of comfort.

  • Child of War: An Airman’s journey to freedom

    “It’s the only thing I remember vividly,” said Airman 1st Class Seng Thao, a medical records technician assigned to the 6th Medical Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. “I was at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and had just got off the airplane