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  • Airmen provide ground forces airpower in Afghanistan

    Joint terminal attack controllers conduct their symphony of airpower with radios and field computers. Their orchestra is an assembly of joint and coalition aircraft, including F-15E Strike Eagles, B-1B Lancers, Navy F/A-18 Hornets and F-16 Fighting Falcons from various bases. Together, JTACs and

  • Security forces train for deployment at JB MDL

    Members of the 113th Security Forces Squadron of the District of Columbia Air National Guard recently attended the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course here at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center.Security forces members from several states attend the course to learn skills they may need to

  • LCC begins Fleet-wide roll-out this month

    The Center for Personal and Professional Development  is rolling out Modules 1 and 2 of the Leadership Core Continuum  this month.LCC training is designed to meet the continuing process of training and developing enlisted leaders in pay grades E4 through E6."CPPD is working diligently on the next

  • Joint program aims to reduce firefighter injuries

    Firefighting may be near the top of the Defense Department's list of high-risk occupations, but there's a move afoot to make it safer. According to reports, Defense Department firefighter injuries -- more than 1,000 new incidents each year -- have cost the department nearly $30 million a year. When

  • South N.J. community shares holiday spirit with deploying service members

    Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors took a break from the combat training field at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 26 to indulge in a Thanksgiving Day feast with supporters of the military from the local community.Military members currently attending pre-deployment combat skills training for