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  • Community leaders get the boot

    Thirty-eight civic leaders from the surrounding communities put aside their normal work routine to test their endurance in military basic training, or "boot camp," Oct. 29, 2015, here.These civic leaders are all part of the Honorary Commanders Program, which educates community leaders on Defense

  • 42 schools compete in ROTC Ranger Challenge

    Army ROTC cadets participated in the Ranger Challenge Competition here Oct. 17 and 18.Forty-two colleges participated in 10 different timed events, in which they had to demonstrate their expertise in first aid; assault; machine guns; sandbags; paintball; performing the Haka and a haiku; a layout

  • Joint base welcomes ‘big picture’ command chief

    When Chief Master Sgt. Craig Poling discovered he would become the next 87th Air Base Wing command chief, he was "as excited as could be."Coming from a smaller base at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, his first assignment as a command chief, Poling couldn't wait to arrive at the fast-paced

  • Services members ruck for Gold Star Mothers families

    Members of Team MDL gathered to participate in the ninth Annual Gold Star Mothers Ruck March Oct. 26, 2015, here.The First Sergeant Council organized the 10k ruck march to highlight the Gold Star Mothers program, a support network for mothers and other family members who have lost a direct relative