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  • KC-10 crew recounts highlights of deployment, OEF missions

    Aircrew assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flew more than 200 missions and offloaded more than 23 million pounds of fuel to over 1,300 U.S. and coalition aircraft providing close air support for Airmen and joint personnel in Afghanistan last month. Nearly half of the

  • Coast Guard team supports EPA partners

    The US Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team (AST) never has a "normal" mission and last week's deployment was no different. Though the team specializes in Hazardous Material and Oil Spill Response, their skill set is varied and often gets requests for other events. From March 11-13, the AST was called

  • Patriots make difference with pizza

    Soldiers serve their country every day. But, a photo posted on March 3, 2014, on social media of an anonymous First Army Soldier giving pizza to the homeless highlighted this commitment at the community level.The Soldier in the picture was Army Cpl. Derno McCary, observer-coach/trainer with the

  • JB MDL Hockey Team extinguishes Philadelphia Fire Dept

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Hockey Team defeated the Philadelphia Fire Department Hockey Team 4-3 during the special non-season game March 6, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.The game's purpose was to highlight the revival of the JB MDL ice hockey program, which returned this

  • VR-64 wins DOD award for family readiness

    Department of Defense (DoD) officials presented the 2013 DoD Reserve Family Readiness Award to top units from each of the armed services during a ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes February 28. The Reserve Family Readiness Award, established in 2000, recognizes one National Guard and Reserve