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  • Spring into fire prevention

    Spring is finally here. The weather is getting warmer, daylight lasts a little longer and people are doing their spring cleaning to get ready for the season. Remember to make fire prevention a part of your efforts in welcoming spring. Below are a few fire-prevention tips to remember. Smoke detector

  • Joint base basics

    Recently, the Warrior Spirit staff sat down with Col. Mike Polhemus, 87th Air Base Wing director of staff and joint basing office director, to discuss the basics of joint basing at McGuire, Fort Dix and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. We hope the following interview answers some of the

  • Improve your credit report, score

    The best way to improve your credit score is to avoid doing things that lower it. Every time you apply for credit, make a payment, or miss a payment, you add information to your credit report that affects your credit score. One of the best ways to improve your credit score is to improve your record

  • Canine handlers build confidence in Phoenix Warrior course

    Having confidence in their abilities is a key ingredient for the success of any military working dog team, especially on deployments. In the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center on Fort Dix, N.J., two new military working dog, or MWD, handlers are

  • Raven training combatives: 'It's chess, not checkers'

    "Space is opportunity. It's chess, not checkers," said Tech. Sgt. Rudolph Stuart while instructing students in ground-fighting skills, or combatives, on Feb. 16. Sergeant Stuart, combatives instructor with the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron here, uses those

  • Keep your home: Avoid foreclosure with early planning

    It happens to the best of us - it starts with spending a little too much, then bills start to pile up, payments start to add up and even the minimum payments can be difficult to make. As a homeowner, this situation becomes even more serious since missing your mortgage payment can mean losing your

  • Investing 101: Know your goals, options

    Everyone knows saving money is a good thing, especially in an uncertain economy. But how can you put your money to better use? According to Suzanne Curren, a certified credit union financial counselor with Andrews Federal Credit Union, even though saving is always smart (and safe), the interest

  • Prepare for your future with the Airman and Family Readiness Center

    "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." -President John F. Kennedy "I separate next week, and I need to go to this week's Transition Assistance Program class." "I've just received the results of my medical board and need to complete

  • Experts say debt management crucial to financial success

    If you've ever Googled "debt management" you'll know that there are a lot of resources out there for someone in dire financial straits - 28.9 million to be exact. But in this day and age of identity theft and Internet fraud, how do you know who to trust? Whether you're just starting out, in over