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  • Airmen's cookie drive

    I have a secret to confess. It's the middle of November, and I have already started decorating my house for Christmas.I know traditionalists are appalled that I haven't waited until after Thanksgiving to ring in the season, but it is not my fault. I am blaming my excitement for Christmas on the

  • British Billy's Great Britons: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

    It has come to my attention that apparently Hitler, Mussolini, Genghis Khan and Napoleon were all cat haters. By contrast, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were well-known cat lovers. I shall let you draw your own conclusions from that tidbit of information. Churchill's marmalade cat,

  • Pediatric Dentistry info bites: Taking care of your baby's teeth

    Providing proper care and oral hygiene to your baby's teeth can mean a lifetime of good oral health for them. Primary teeth come into the mouth when a baby is between 6 and 7 months of age, though it can occur as early as birth and in some instances be a little bit delayed. We identify the teeth by

  • NCO uses Great American Smoke Out to kick the habit

    "I love to smoke. I smoke 7,000 packs a day, ok. And I am never [frigging] quitting!" Dennis Leary said that on his 1993 album titled 'No Cure For Cancer'. For almost 15 years now, I've agreed with him.I started smoking after I joined the Air Force. I can't exactly tell you why. It was what everyone

  • Thinking of starting a business?

    For a military spouse, the best business may be one that moves with you.Many military spouses choose to start their own home business because of the ease of moving it from one assignment to the next. If you're a military family housing resident, and conduct a business out of your home, there are a

  • Conversations with a missing soldier

    I have always been intrigued by the meaning of Veterans and Remembrance Days. Not just their status as a holiday, but in a deeper, conceptual sense and their connection with a specific generation's identity. As a 28-year veteran with the Air Force History Program, I have toured dozens of battlefield

  • Are you ready for the new fitness standards?

    If you haven't heard the big news of 2010 yet, here it is ... the United States Air Force has a new fitness program on the way! It will be implemented Jan. 1, 2010. This means we are just a short two months away from a new way forward for fitness. The Air Force is still working on a new Air Force

  • Bus safety a must

    It's that time of year again when children line the streets waiting for school buses, and a little driving awareness and adult instruction will make this another safe school year. There are several differences between England and the U.S. that warrant increased diligence while driving. "The

  • It's a great time to be an Airman!

    There have never been as many cool opportunities for Airmen as there are in our Air Force today. The Air Force recognizes, as we do locally here at RAF Lakenheath, providing opportunities for Airmen to have fun both on and off base is an important priority. I'd like to highlight just one of the many

  • Ghosts, goblins and ghouls...oh my!

    Some of the fondest memories of my childhood are from all of the great Halloweens we had in my family.  First there were the great costumes my mother made for me when I was a kid. Next, there was the man down the street that decorated his house to scare all the neighborhood kids. Last but not least,