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  • The colors of summer safety

    Hot weather is not only uncomfortable, making people sticky with sweat - it can also be deadly."Heat is one of the leading weather-related killers in the U.S.," according to the National Weather Service.Twenty years ago, more than 750 people died in Chicago during a heat wave. This year, the high

  • Getting to Know You

    The "Getting to Know You" column is a weekly feature in the Robins Rev-Up. It provides an inside look at the members of Team Robins who ensure that "Success Here equals Success There!"Airman 1st Class Siri LerumUnit: 461st Air Control Networks Squadron Job Title:  Cyber Surety ApprenticeTime in

  • Healthy Start Screenings

    It's that time of year again. The 78th Medical Group will be providing Healthy Start Screenings for Tricare beneficiaries entering Georgia schools for the first time.Screenings are for students from pre-k through 12th grade and will be July 25 from 9 a.m. until noon in Bldg. 700A; no appointments

  • HAWC offers tools for safe, effective supplement use

    You really ought to think twice before you swallow that nutritional supplement.With an increasing number of Defense Department employees and their family members using dietary supplements, it's important to get educated on the products - including their effectiveness, safety and regulation

  • Quick adjustments give workers a way to stand up for their work

    When part of the contracting team left Bldg. 300 due to construction, they didn't take the move sitting down - literally. Capt. Kyle Smith, along with almost a half dozen coworkers, modified their work desks in Bldg. 255 to allow them to stand up instead of the traditional sit-down desk."I was

  • Money Matters: The truth about payday loans

    "Have Bad Credit? Need Cash fast?"We've all seen the advertisements about payday loans.  They claim they can give you up to $1,000 in less than 24 hours - regardless of bad credit. That might sound good to someone in a pinch with a family emergency, but do you really know what you're getting

  • Tee Time! Pine Oaks Golf Course welcomes newbies, pros

    On a typical summer day, Pine Oaks Golf Course sees about 60 people try their swing at its 6,343-yard course. Hoping to increase the number of people taking it to the greens, Michael Baker, PGA professional and facility manager, has started to offer new incentives.In 2015, Baker started offering

  • Daddies, diapers and duty: Class teaches basic skills to new, fathers to be

    Becoming a father can be a daunting task. Bonding with other dads and soon-to-be dads makes it a bit easier.In the Dads 101 class, taught at the 78th Medical Group, fathers and soon-to-be fathers learn things such as diapering, swaddling and how to bond with the baby once it is born."It is a prep

  • Ready on the spot: National Guard members are today's Minute Men

    Three hundred years ago people revolted against British rule. Farmers and local community members rose up to fight. They were called Minute Men, ready to be called to action in a minute.That legacy lives on in the National Guard today.A little more than 1,100 miles away is a statue at the Minute Man