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  • Nature’s hazards: Mosquito-borne diseases

    Mosquito bites can be annoying, but they can also cause serious viral diseases, such as Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. If an infected mosquito bites a bird or mammal, including humans, it can transmit the illness to them.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West

  • ZIKA VIRUS

    Zika virus is primarily transmitted by infected mosquitos.  Presently these transmissions are limited to the Caribbean including Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands, the Pacific Islands, Mexico, Central America and South America.  Mosquito transmission of Zika virus has also occurred in Cape

  • D-M hosts another Hawgsmoke

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base hosted this year’s Hawgsmoke competition June 1-3.The biennial competition focused on tactics the aircraft can employ during combat operations.This year’s event concentrated on two major areas: the tactical massing of fires in minimum time in an opposed environment, and

  • F-35As land again at Mountain Home for deployment test

    Seven F-35As from Hill Air Force Base, Utah arrived here June 3, 2016. They will be training here through June 17.This marks the second time the 5th generation aircraft have arrived at Mountain Home AFB as part of its process of declaring Initial Operational Capability, or whether or not the Air

  • June is National Safety Month

    The Air Force Safety Center joins the National Safety Council in highlighting June as National Safety Month.

  • Around the Air Force: June 3

    On this look around the Air Force, the Air Force releases its 2030 Air Superiority Plan; an update on the KC-46A Pegasus; and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody talks about the new enlisted performance reports.

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Suicide prevention – hopes for the future

    To some, suicide prevention seems like a topic that is discussed without any definite solution. Every Airman sits through the annual briefings and trainings and hears the statistics that go along with them, yet suicide remains a problem within the DOD.Although there may never be a definite solution