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  • Tax Office opens for base residents

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Tax Office is processing simple tax returns until April 18, 2016.Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-in services will be offered every Friday.The walk-in service is solely for clients who have tax returns

  • Warrior diplomats work ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’

    Building and maintaining relationships with locals in deployed environments is imperative to the mission of winning hearts and minds.Service members from every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces can attend classes at the Air Advisor Flight, part of the Expeditionary Operations School at JB MDL and

  • Soldiers stitch together air, ground fight

    Each branch of the United States armed services has their distinctive roles and capabilities, but work together seamlessly when deployed overseas.Ground liaison officers are a big part in ensuring this seamless interaction. They are the link between Soldiers on the ground and the Airmen in the

  • Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

     Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence

  • JB MDL improves the Quality of Life

    With new times, come new wants, changes and improvements. Such is the case for community members here at the joint base.Undertaking the monumental task of providing quality of life and customer service for military members, civilians and their families, the Army and Air Force Exchange continues to

  • Everyone can contribute to stormwater pollution prevention

    Stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey's greatest threats to clean and plentiful water and that's why Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst residents are doing something about it.The rain washes pollution from streets, parking lots, and lawns into storm drains. From there the water travels directly to

  • Commentary - New Years Resolutions

    On New Years 2011, my wife Liliana and I, set off to climb Koko Headmountain trail as part of our fitness goals for the New Year.  We had justbeen assigned to Hickam AFB, Hawaii and were told that it was a must-do.  Aco-worker, who was not in amazing shape, referred to it as a "stroll".  So,Lili and

  • Soldiers see increase in clothing allowance in 2016

    Earlier this month, the Army's G-4 released an ALARACT that lists the fiscal year 2016 clothing bag list for enlisted Soldiers, as well as the dollar amount for the accompanying clothing allowance.  For fiscal year 2016, Soldiers saw an increase of about 7 percent for their clothing allowance.Inside

  • Lack of sleep leads to lack of readiness, experts say

    Staff Sgt. Jacob Miller said he realized he was putting himself and others in danger more than once.Miller, who spoke at the Army Office of the Surgeon General-sponsored Performance Triad Sleep Summit, Dec. 9, was describing his thoughts while driving home tired after long duty hours, sometimes 26

  • NCOs with poor conduct, performance face possible discharge

    Senior noncommissioned officer selection boards and the Qualitative Management Program, or QMP boards, scheduled for the second, third and fourth quarters of this fiscal year, will consider Soldiers in all components, E-6 through E-9 for possible involuntary separation.Notification memos went out