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  • Installation libraries star Summer Reading Program

    Libraries across the Defense Department, including Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will begin offering the fourth annual Summer Reading Program to students on their installations to promote reading fun, a Navy General Library official said.Nilya Carrato, program assistant for the Navy General

  • Marksmanship fundamentals keep US forces elite

    Getting deploying service members familiar with their assigned weapon is a top priority here before getting sand in their boots or sending bullets down range.Whether a service member uses iron sights or red dot sights, preliminary marksmanship instruction is crucial to the development of basic

  • PATS testing ensures Soldiers' protective gear is functional

    Gas! Gas! Gas! Nine seconds. Locate the M41 gas mask. Eight seconds. Remove the mask from the hip pouch. Seven seconds. Press the mask firmly against the face. Six seconds. Pull the face straps over the head. Five seconds. Tighten the straps. Four seconds. Place hand over the air filter. Three

  • ESGR showcases part-time military

    Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve personnel hosted the annual "Boss Lift" for employers from the tristate area May 8, 2013, here.Employers visited several guard and reserve units across JB MDL to briefly experience the life of an auxiliary service member. The purpose of the Boss Lift is to