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  • There's help to exercise your right to vote

    Keesler's installation voter assistance office is here to help you exercise the very right you protect -- your right to vote! We can help you register to vote, request an absentee ballot and notify your local election officials back home of a change of address. These services can be very helpful,

  • Stop, think -- we all play a role in cyber defense

    Today we rely heavily on cyberspace to complete our mission. We access a myriad of information through cyberspace, from finances, transportation and training, to personnel movements and emergency response data. As technology increases our ability to access information, it also increases our

  • Keep hands on wheel, eyes on road

    My childhood best friend and his wife have two beautiful children and live in a small Alabama town where he serves as a probation officer and deputy sheriff.Aug. 28, he received the call that is every parent's worst nightmare -- to come to the scene of a traffic accident involving two vehicles.

  • Inspector general's ofice -- here to hear, help

    The mission of the 81st Training Wing Inspector General office is to administer a complaint resolution process that impartially and practically addresses grievances in order to enhance morale, promote efficiency and emphasize mission focus.Our office fully understands the criticality of maintaining

  • Warriors vital in workplace, not just battlefield

    In "The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century," award-winning New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman observes, "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it

  • Evolving threats, events prompt need for vigilance

    While terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda still pose a significant threat, their ability to conduct coordinated large scale attacks within the US has been degraded. This by no means indicates we are safe from attack and in fact the efforts of terrorist and extremist organizations to inspire

  • Resilience rooted in caring for others

    Over my 24-plus years in government service, I've been exposed to many diverse career opportunities: active duty Army social work officer, oncology and renal clinic support, outpatient mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, healing of trauma survivors, family advocacy intervention, prevention

  • Deter, detect, defend <br> Sound strategies fight fraud, identity theft

    Fraud. It is a simple five-letter word that can have extraordinary impact on your personal finances.On my recent permanent change of station move from Colorado to Keesler, someone managed to clone a debit card and discovered the personal identification number code. They then proceeded to withdraw

  • Coping with Air Force's personnel challenges

    I recently attended a retirement ceremony for one of our finest master sergeants. Together we celebrated 25 years of magnificent service and an amazing career. But wait. You critical thinkers out there are doing the math and have already figured it out. You're right; the high-year tenure "rollback"