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  • OPSEC, 'geo-tagging' and social networking

    As a newly trained alternate information assurance officer for my duty section, I suppose my brain is now extra-sensitive to this sort of information. So when I began to read the Army PowerPoint presentation attached to a recent email, I was blown away to learn how easy it is to pick potentially damaging (and outright dangerous) information from

  • PHAT for the New Year

    So, it's another new year. Time to plan how to make up for all the overindulgence during the holidays. It's quite possible that the average person will gain at least three pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's (you know who you are).Now that we recognize we may have eaten one too many fatty foods, tiptoed to too much sugar, and drank more than

  • Shaw prepares for 2011 tax filing season

    This year the tax center (located in the community center across from the bowling alley) will open Jan. 24 to 27 and will close for the unit compliance inspection. They will be open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..The start of the 2011 filing season begins in January for most taxpayers. However, changes in the law require the IRS to reprogram

  • Helpful tips to avoid credit card fraud

    We in the staff judge advocate corps can't over-stress how important it is to protect your identity, your credit cards and your finances as much as possible, especially considering the recent local outbreak of credit card fraud. Credit card fraud is related to identify theft. Typically, someone steals your credit card or personal information and

  • Halloween safety for children

    Anytime a child has an accident, it's tragic. The last thing you want to happen is for your child to be hurt on Halloween; it would forever live in the mind of your child and your family. There are many ways to keep children safe at Halloween. Common sense can do a lot to stop tragedies from occurring. Help your child pick out or make a costume

  • Breast cancer awareness: A story from the heart

    Penny and I met in our usual Monday morning roll call planning session. We'd contemplated on how to go about writing an article on breast cancer, what experts to ask for the latest statistics and professional input on the following: What is breast cancer; How do you determine if you even need an exam, and; Who do you contact to schedule an
  • October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, each year over 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed and more than 40,000 patients will die from the disease.(U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Kristen Sauls)

    Breast cancer awareness: Hitting home

    Do you remember the time you realized your parents weren't invincible? Can you recall how you felt? Dread, fear and shock are a few things I remember as I stared at my mother sobbing after her double mastectomy surgery, the removal of both breasts and tissue. My feet were frozen to the ground. I looked upon my mother, the strong woman who would
  • 100921-F-6593P-004 SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- Michelle Clegg and Sunny Prescott Maldonado rehearse for Shaw community theatre's production of Just Desserts, a murder mystery dessert theatre show at the community center, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 21, 2010. Shaw community theatre performs several different shows every year, with auditions and performances open to all. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps (Released))

    Volunteering: Involvement in theater

    I believe we all have a responsibility to leave our world a little better than we found it. I do that through volunteering. Whether it's theater or not, get out there and do some something you are passionate about. Make Shaw a better place to live and work. Volunteer!Here's my story:As a young Airman, I was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Ha.

  • Accountability: a tale of two senior NCOs

    As a superintendent, I am honored to work hand-in-hand with the commanders and first sergeant to maintain standards, morale and discipline in the group while ensuring mission success.In keeping with this, I have daily interaction with many people in all kinds of situations.With very few exceptions, I can count on the people I work with to be honest

  • Redefining responsibility

    Responsible consumption of alcohol is an important message that we are constantly sending to our troops. One death is too many deaths. One accident is too many accidents. One incident is too many accidents. However, I think that we need to redefine the term "responsible".Underage drinking has been an issue for society for a while now. This is also
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