JB MDL safety office identifies hazards

Safety office warns of winter woes

The impact of winter weather in the United States ranges from $3 billion during a normal winter season to $6 billion during an active winter, more than any other time of the year, according to the National Weather Service. Statistics indicate that more people are injured or killed during the winter

Battaglia: leaders will keep faith with troops, families

Service members should know that, despite ongoing fiscal challenges, their families are cared for, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told an audience of soldiers, sailors and airmen here today.Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia said Joint Chiefs Chairman

Delaware MPs train on JB MDL for Afghan mission

The 153rd Military Police Company, more than 120 Delaware Army National Guard Soldiers headquartered in Delaware City, Del., mobilized recently at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.The unit, the first of several police mentorship training assets to deploy in support of overseas contingency

Army freezes hiring, cuts base ops, reduces training

In advance of possible extreme budget cuts that could arrive in March, Army leadership has called for an immediate hiring freeze and spelled out other pre-emptive measures meant to help the service prepare for a fiscal cliff.In a memo dated Jan. 16, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Chief of