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  • Softball playoffs start next week

    Final makeup games are being played Thursday in intramural softball, with the postseason tournament planned for next week.The top four teams in each league meet in a double-elimination format, with a single game between the league champs deciding the title.As of Monday, the 335th Training Squadron

  • Dragon Challenge teams sought

    Relay teams of eight to 12 runners, walkers and joggers are sought for the June 10  Dragon Challenge that benefits Fisher House.The event takes place 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Triangle Track. There's a minimum of one mile per runner at a time. Runners may be active-duty or retired military members,

  • Miracles lead Dark Knights to bowling title

    The 338th Training Squadron team claimed the base's intramural bowling  championship May 26.The 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron came in second and 2nd Air Force placed third of the 16 teams.Jeff Miracle led the way for the 338th TRS team. He tied with Gary Watson from the 81st Force Support

  • Physical conditioning guidelines for students

    Physical training for Air Force members at Air Education and Training Command installations is outlined in AETC Instruction 48-101, Prevention of Heat Stress Disorders.To avoid the heat, physical training should be conducted during the most weather-favorable time of the day. Under AETC Instruction

  • Heat and humidity can pose serious health risks

    With hot weather engulfing south Mississippi, it's time to prepare for and prevent heat-related injuries.There are three types of heat related illnesses: cramps, exhaustion and stroke. All are easily preventable.First, drink plenty of non-caffeinated, non-alcoholic fluids. Anyone planning to do

  • Douberly family is finalist for Military Family of the Year

    Military families are expected to pick up their lives at a moment's notice and completely start over somewhere else, and usually on more than one occasion. They have to wait patiently for phone calls and Skype dates at strange hours that have a high likelihood ofbeing disconnected right in the