WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The Air Force’s new Employee Assistance Program provides civilian employees and their families with free, confidential resources and support to help manage normal everyday life challenges that may affect job performance and personal well-being.The AF ...

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Summer has arrived and with it brings the threat of severe storms. Each year the United States averages around 10,000 thunderstorms, and each thunderstorm typically produces heavy rain for 30 minutes to an hour.According to the National Weather Service, ...

(Editor’s note: This is the last of a four-part series on the importance of sleep.)Health Promotion at Hill Air Force Base offers a monthly class called Healthier Sleep Healthier You, and since virtually 30 percent of your life will be spent sleeping, I strongly recommend you come in and ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Do you know how many diseases mosquitos and ticks actually carry? Combined, they can carry a total of 30 different diseases.The best time to avoid most mosquitoes is in the afternoon, when temperatures are hottest and the insects rest in cooler spots. You always ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — (Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series on the importance of sleep. Next week’s commentary will focus effective ways of enhancing your sleep hygiene and ways to help start your day off physically and mentally refreshed.)Through the night your ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Alcohol abuse has a deceptively gradual onset that can slowly affect family, friends and work. Knowing the signs and getting help early are key to beating alcohol abuse.“The most difficult thing about alcohol use disorders is how insidious it is,” said Lt. Col. Mikel ...