NJNG breaks ground on new facility

A ceremonial ground breaking was held for a 143,000 square-foot aviation facility March 8, 2013, here.The new facility will house, maintain and dispatch New Jersey's fleet of UH-60s from a central location and replace two smaller and outdated flight centers in west Trenton and here."This is going to

National Prayer Breakfast unites community

More than 330 joint base service members, civilian employees and guests of all faiths attended the National Prayer Breakfast March 5, 2013, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.Guest speaker, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Howard Stendahl, Air Force Headquarters chief of chaplains, delivered a sermon

Cuts drive officials to cancel AMC 'Rodeo'

Air Mobility Command officials announced March 13 the 2013 Air Mobility Rodeo scheduled for late July in Washington state is canceled due to budget shortfalls.This announcement comes just weeks after sequestration went into effect initiating across-the-board budget cuts in many government agencies,

U.S., African air crews exchange ideas

U.S. Army 5th Quartermaster Detachment parachute riggers and U.S. Air Force 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors conducted several seminars with African partner riggers and air crew members, enhancing each other's capabilities during the first week of Central Accord 2013, at Douala

JB MDL celebrates Read Across America Day