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  • 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

  • Joint exercise strengthens base synergy

    A joint, total-force platform training exercise to demonstrate the installation's ability to respond during an emergency event was held from Oct. 20-23, here.Members of the four Air Force wings and the 99th Regional Support Command partnered with local hospitals to participate in the Air Force-led