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Vice chairman: Deterrence plays into overseas basing decisions

The overseas basing choices the United States makes for its military forces are a factor in deterring potential enemies, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said June 4 here. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright told a gathering at the Center for International and Strategic Studies here

This week in McGuire Air Force Base history

This is a week of significant anniversaries. The first permanently assigned air unit to Fort Dix Army Air Forces Base arrived June 9, 1941. The 126th Observation Squadron began operating with North American O-47 Army Liaison/Observation Aircraft on June 10; the airfield was ready just in time for

32nd ARS announces newest master sgt. selects

The following Airmen are the newest master sergeants selects from the 305th Air Mobility Wing's 32nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst: MSgt. Brian Fahey MSgt. Justin Holdsworth MSgt. Douglas Palmisano MSgt. Saksen Rissabute

Command perspective: Expeditionary Center commander discusses charter, college credit and the future

Celebrating two years since he took the reins of leadership here, Maj.Gen. Kip Self, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, has seen the center through myriad changes. General Self became the commander on May 24, 2007, and has never looked back. In his terms, "We don't dwell on the past - we