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  • Motorcycle safety: Share the road

    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reminds motorists and motorcyclists to "share the road" to help prevent motorcycle crashes.Such crashes are a leading cause of death and injury on roadways. Be on the lookout for increased presence of

  • AEDC's Raabe warns personnel of personal spring hazards

    With spring suddenly upon us and summer right around the corner, comes a whole new set of hazards around the house and yard that can ruin your day or life!Most of us are itching to get outside and do some needed yard work or attempt those postponed house repairs. I know because I started this

  • Distracted driving: Where’s your mind?

    Distracted driving is any activity that takes your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel or your mind off your the primary task of driving safely.While texting and driving has been at the forefront when it comes to publicity, a recent study by the Erie Insurance Group says it's actually not

  • We're not talking about your dad's Old Spice

    In the small backroom of Hemp World, a head shop in Marytown, Tenn., a worker dutifully arranges an array of ceramic pipes inside a well-lit glass case. Another clerk cranks up the Greatful Bed music just before pulling out a new shipment of bongs and vaporizers. It's unusually warm outside and the

  • Commentary: Holidays - a time to be thankful

    For many, gathering with friends and family for the holidays often leads to discussions of the things we are thankful for. As you think about the blessings you've enjoyed in the past year, I ask that you also remember the men and women who defend our freedom, one of the greatest gifts of all.Today

  • Commentary: This is how we do

    The other night I was driving home from work listening to the radio. A commercial came on for Mountain Dew and Jason Aldean, a popular country singer, said, "This is how I do" -- then went on to explain his life philosophy. Later I saw a commercial with another music star that was advertising for

  • Veterans Day honors a truly elite group

    Because we are Airmen, and are surrounded by the military on a daily basis, it can sometimes be easy to forget how incredibly significant it is to be a veteran. The approximately 22 million living veterans in this country make up only about 7 percent of the population. And less than 1 percent of

  • We Won!

    It was a long, hard-fought "battle" that began in 1848 and didn't end until 1920. It was won in Nashville when a 24-year-old legislator voted for the ratification of the 19th Amendment after being urged by his mother to do so. Because of his vote, women in America have the right to vote in each

  • My job is prosecuting sexual assault

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting

  • A message from AEDC's new commander

    First off, I'd like to say how excited I am to be the first commander of the newly designated Arnold Engineering Development Complex. I look forward to leading our combined government and contractor workforce through the transition phase of Air Force Materiel Command's five-center construct as well