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  • First lady hosts military Mother's Day Tea at White House

    First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, hosted 170 military mothers and children, including some from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, May 9, 2013, at the White House for a formal Mother's Day tea.The event was part of the Joining Forces campaign, which

  • 87th ABW members fall in for commander's call

    Hundreds of service members from all corners of the 87th Air Base Wing gathered for a commander's call May 14, 2013, at the Timmermann Center here.A commander's call is a forum in which commanders disseminate key information to their service members. The 87th ABW commander, Col. John Wood, expressed

  • Service member spotlight: pride and honor

    Petty Officer 2nd Class David Williams, 87th Security Forces Squadron master at arms, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Williams hails from Long Island, N.Y.Q: Why did you join the military?A: I joined the military to get an overall great experience by traveling and seeing

  • 305th MOS inactivates, members stay put

    Maj. Stephen Grove, 305th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander, relinquished command of the 305th MOS during the unit's inactivation ceremony May 9, 2013, here.The 305th MOS was the first squadron of its kind to be redesignated to the 305th Maintenance Group Maintenance Operations (305th