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Desert Wings August 28, 2015

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up to create awareness and help prepare the side buildings, at exits, and along exterior During ‡$YRLGVWRSSLQJQHDURUXQGHUEXLOGLQJV
base community for potential emergencies walls. trees, overpasses, and utility wires.
that can happen at any time. If indoors:
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cus on is earthquakes. surface layer. This is caused by convergent few steps to a nearby safe place. damage.
boundaries colliding with one another and ‡6WD\LQGRRUVXQWLOWKHVKDNLQJVWRSVDQG
On Sept. 16, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Emer- the pressure of the rocks that cannot sustain If trapped under debris
gency Management is hosting an earthquake the force of the shifting, causing them to shift you are sure it is safe to exit. ‡'RQRWOLJKWDPDWFKRUOLJKWHU
simulator in the Exchange parking lot along or crack. ‡,I\RXDUHLQDKLJKULVHEXLOGLQJGRQRW ‡'RQRWPRYHDERXWRUNLFNXSGXVW
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Post and HAZMAT Trailer. Come out and Actions to consider use the elevators.
learn about what it’s like to be in an earth- ‡6WD\DZD\IURPJODVVZLQGRZVRXWVLGH ing.
quake, preparedness and recovery. Before ‡7DSRQDSLSHRUZDOOVRUHVFXHUVFDQ
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representatives in the Base Exchange lobby breakable items (bottled food, glass, china, ‡6KRXWRQO\DVDODVWUHVRUW²VKRXWLQJ
every Wednesday in September from 10 etc.) in low, closed cabinets with latches. ‡,I\RXDUHLQEHGVWD\WKHUH+ROGRQDQG
a.m.-2 p.m. There will be free handouts and protect your head with a pillow. If there is can cause you to inhale dangerous amounts
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away from beds, couches, and anywhere move to the nearest safe place.
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of the earth caused by the breaking and shift- ‡,QVWDOOÀH[LEOHSLSH¿WWLQJVWRPLQLPL]H strongly supported and load bearing. do so.
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closed cabinets with latches on the bottom ings, streetlights, and utility wires. buildings, so proceed with caution.
warning, and can occur any time of the year; shelves. ‡ 2QFH LQ WKH RSHQ VWD\ WKHUH XQWLO WKH
day or night. ‡&KRRVHDVDIHSODFHLQHYHU\URRPHJ ‡%HDZDUHWKDWVRPHHDUWKTXDNHVDUHDFWX-
shaking stops. ally foreshocks — a larger earthquake might
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earthquakes occur throughout the world. If in a vehicle
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ing objects.
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Danger zones Leash dogs and place them
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risk of earthquakes. They occur most Did you know ...
frequently west of the Rocky Moun-
tains. From 1975-1995 there
were only four states that did
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frequent damaging earthquakes; how- They were: Florida, Iowa,
ever, Alaska experiences the greatest North Dakota and Wisconsin.
number of large earthquakes — most
Read more about prepar-
ing for various emergencies
and disasters at http://www.
beready.af.mil/.

Chapel Corner

Gaining Altitude – Growth opportunities for the week

This is a weekly segment in Desert Wings to highlight a spiritual focus Monday-Thursday Sunday
for the Edwards community: 11:30 a.m. – Catholic Mass, DP±3URWHVWDQW*RVSHO6HUYLFH
Chapel 2 Chapel 1
Through our character±DQRSSRUWXQLW\WRUHÀHFWRQLPSRUWDQWLVVXHV 1 p.m. – Muslim Prayer, Chapel 1 DP±&DWKROLF0DVV&KDSHO
in our community: 10 a.m. – Protestant Traditional
Thursday Service, Chapel 1
+DYH\RXHYHUWULHGWRFKDQJH\RXUFKDUDFWHU",W¶VHDVLHUWRFKDQJHDEHKDYLRU 5:30 p.m. – Wiccan/Pagan Worship, 11 a.m. – Protestant Contemporary
like drinking less soda, than to change a character trait, like using sarcasm to re- Chapel 1 Annex Service, Chapel 2
VSRQGWRRWKHUV:K\LVLWVRGLI¿FXOW"2QHDXWKRUSXWVLWWKLVZD\³YLUWXHVGRQRW 4 p.m. – Catholic Mass, Chapel 2
exist in isolation from one another. Often, the cultivation of one virtue requires the Friday
cultivation of another.” So to limit your sarcasm, you would also have to work on 1:15 p.m. – Muslim Prayer, Small Groups
\RXUDQJHU7KDWFDQVRXQGRYHUZKHOPLQJEXWLW¶VQRWLPSRVVLEOH,WVWDUWVZLWKD Chapel 1 We also offer weekly small group
commitment to change and then taking small steps toward that change. So instead studies. Please contact us for infor-
of responding to a person with sarcasm, practice saying at least one nice thing. mation on times and locations.
Small changes can lead to a change in character!

Through our prayers – an opportunity to pray for the needs of our com-
munity:

This week’s request: Ask God to give you the motivation for change and the
energy to make one small step.