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  • Air Force officials unveil new strategic basing process

    Senior Air Force officials have applied a new basing process to more than 200 sites for training and operational basing of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft. In fall 2008, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz sought to redefine

  • Academy physicians discuss H1N1 lessons learned

    Senior medical officials who successfully slowed the spread of H1N1 flu virus at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., published what they learned in an October article featured in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Catherine Witkop, a preventive

  • Deployment opportunities available for civilians

    Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In 2007, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians volunteered to

  • JB MDL members participate in Great American Smokeout

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will celebrate the Great American Smokeout Nov. 19. The purpose of the Great American Smokeout is to motivate tobacco users across the country to quit smoking for one day. The annual event occurs on the third Thursday in November.Thinking about quitting? Perhaps,

  • Expeditionary Center wins Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, which provides advanced expeditionary combat support training and education for Airmen, was recognized with its thirteenth Air Force Organizational Excellence Award on Nov. 3. The award recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of U.S. Air Force