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  • JB MDL first sergeants donate to Afghan children

    Soldiers from the Afghan National Army Air Corps and Airmen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, held a joint humanitarian mission May 17. They distributed school supplies to 1,300 students of the Hope School in Kabul, Afghanistan.The 438th AEW began collecting

  • Navy remembers Battle of Midway

    Regarded as the turning point in the Pacific during World War II, the Battle of Midway took place June 4 through 7, 1942. During the battle, U.S. Navy carrier strike forces, augmented by shore-based bombers and torpedo planes, decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese navy carrier task force. These

  • FEMA opens local recovery center

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a disaster recovery center May 14 at the Hainesport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 firehouse at 106 Broad Street to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the mid-March storms and flooding."We identified more than 300 homes that were

  • Army issues instructions for painting M16s, M4s

    Soldiers already have uniforms blending them into their surroundings. Now there's instructions on how to have a weapon that blends in too.In April, the Army released instructions on how Soldiers can apply spray paint to their M4 or M16 rifle, without decreasing the effectiveness of either the weapon