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  • Wingman Day takes flight

    Air Force units on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are set to host a Wingman Day Aug. 28.The goal of the day is to foster unit cohesion and resiliency through the application of four comprehensive Airmen Fitness pillars: mental, social, physical and spiritual fitness. "People are our most important

  • Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle takes first flight

    The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command conducted the first flight test of the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle Aug. 8 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The hybrid air vehicle was airborne for more than 90 minutes during its initial flight."JB

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • Lockdown readiness saves lives

    A hooded man walks into the headquarters building. The quiet of midday is suddenly shattered by loud booms and thuds heard through the hall ... it sounds like gunfire. Someone runs past your door, screaming "he's got a gun!" A gunman sporadically opens fire into workstations and offices nearby with

  • Dauntless warriors feel squeeze at Operation Gauntlet

    Approximately 250 soldiers from the 99th Regional Support Command woke up Aug. 9 to begin "Operation Gauntlet" at the Maj. John P. Pryor Army Reserve Center here."Operation Gauntlet" is the operational name for the five-day field-training exercise during which Army Reserve and Active Guard Reserve