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  • From yesterday’s yachts to tomorrow’s tugboats

    Soldiers from the 651st Transportation Corps Harbor Master Operations Detachment line up with their weapons in hand May 13 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. They march down the dirt road to the firing range with their minds on training. The unit receives vigorous training in basic combat skills

  • Base implements higher security measures

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst upgraded from Force Protection Condition Alpha to FPCON Bravo May 1 along with all continental U.S. military installations. The rise in FPCON level was sent down by the U.S. Northern Command as a result of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's death.All Air Force

  • Lyme disease: it’s that time of year

    Headin' for the trails? Make sure you don't pick up any unwanted baggage along the way - like ticks. Be on the lookout for these pesky creatures that lurk in moist, shaded woods, low-growing brush, dense weeds or piles of leaves. Ticks can also be found sneaking around your neighborhood - even in

  • 621st CRW readies Romania airport for U.S. multi-modal shipments

    Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst arrived here May 9 to extend the airfield's capability to support "multi-modal operations" during a U.S. Transportation Command proof-of-principle evaluation.USTRANSCOM applies the term "multi-modal" to the movement

  • 514th AES provides medical support at 30,000 feet

    The KC-135 Stratotanker powers down the runway at full speed. Members of the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron are strapped in their seats with their backs pressed against the side walls of the cabin.The mission: transporting medical patients from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, enroute to