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  • Reservists mobilized to provide airlift support for Afghanistan troop surge

    More than 100 Reservists of the 514th Air Mobility Wing will mobilize in early April to support the ongoing troop surge to Afghanistan.The surge, which began in December, will add 30,000 servicemembers to the 70,000 that are already engaged in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.The mobilized reservists -

  • EC tactics squadron activated to support deploying Airmen

    A new era in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center officially began with several simple words and a brief unveiling of squadron colors March 26 here.Lt. Col. Scott Robinson became the first commander of the Center's newest unit, the 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron, after he received the new unit's

  • JB MDL 1st Sergeant nominated for Spirit of Hope award

    Master Sgt. Bubba G. V. Beason, of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is the 305th Maintenance Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command's 2010 nominee for the Spirit of Hope Award. He is first sergeant for the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, in

  • Soldiers get crash course in government

    In some countries news video of foreign military forces entering a government building signify a coup, but civil affairs Soldiers from the Army Support Activity-Dix traveled to Bensalem Township, Pa., to learn about local government first-hand in preparing for their deployment to Iraq.Most young

  • JB MDL Engineer named Hot Technology winner

    Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division engineer Joe Wolfe, from Lakehurst, N.J., was recently selected as the Navy's winner in the 2010 Hot Technology contest for developing the Fine Mist Water Nozzle. The nozzle dramatically improves the ability to extinguish fires in small contained areas.