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  • Dating Violence Awareness Quiz

    Have you ever tried to help someone in an abusive relationship and nothing improved? Were you disappointed? Did you wonder why you even bothered?

  • What is REAL ID, how to apply

    Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the federal government ‘set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses.’

  • Federal Voting Assistance Program

    As Congress and the courts have affirmed, voting is a citizen's most fundamental right. The Department of Defense continues to increase its emphasis on the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

  • Thanksgiving fire safety tips

    More than 2,000 Thanksgiving Day fires are reported to U.S. fire departments each year and cause an average of 5 deaths, 25 injuries and $21 million in property loss.

  • The ICBM turns 60

    On Oct. 31, 1959, the United States Air Force’s first intercontinental ballistic missile, the SM-65D Atlas, went on alert at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

  • Speak Up: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, several base agencies designed a campaign to spark change on how domestic abuse affects communities, families and lives.

  • Pet waste meets storm water

    Any time it rains, storm water collects pollutants and eventually takes those pollutants to the river untreated. Pet waste contains several pollutants of concern that degrade water quality. Pathogens include bacteria and viruses that can cause human illness if ingested. Compounds can cause algae

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