SAF/IE visits JB MDL, talks energy

The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, Miranda Ballentine, met with joint base leaders to discuss energy resilience and efficiency initiatives during a visit here recently."I keep hearing about JB MDL's energy initiatives and the proactive, lean-in

108th Airmen return from deployment

Team MDL paints the town with Red, White, Blues Picnic

Approximately 4,000 people attended the base's annual Red, White and Blues Picnic at John Mann Park here Aug. 5.The picnic is an annual event for joint base members and their families, offering live music, a barbecue lunch, and a multitude of attractions for attendees."The goal of the event is to

JB MDL hosts D.C. Guard annual training

Soldiers from the District of Columbia Army National Guard honed in on their professional warfighting skills during the 2015 Annual Training exercise held at a training encampment site here.Soldiers participated in squad-size tactical movements through simulated desert-like terrain, served hundreds

Mission Spotlight: 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Mission Spotlights are a weekly photo slideshow highlighting the mission of a unit. This week's Mission Spotlight focuses on the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The 87th EOD team is responsible for all unexploded ordnance, suspect packages and aircraft explosive hazards

AST celebrates Coast Guard birthday with hazmat drill

Airmen enable Marines in Iraq

U.S. Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen work around the clock to sustain and improve the Task Force Al Taqaddum Advise and Assist site at Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq. Each service and section plays an important role in ensuring the success of this mission, part of Operation Inherent Resolve.One

D.C. National Guard commander tours training site

Major Gen. Errol Schwartz, commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard took a tour of his troops conducting a variety of field exercises in real-world scenarios during their annual training here July 28.He arrived to the site by helicopter to assess training and

Can’t spell test without TES

"If a maintainer designed this it would be so much better.""Did they even talk to pilots when they implemented this?"Luckily, more than 60 Airmen and civilians - many of whom are former pilots and maintainers - are on the job.  At the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron here, members

TRANSCOM assesses exercise at Lakehurst

A joint, multi-unit exercise was held here to test Joint Task Force - Port Opening capabilities July 18-24, involving nearly 160 service members.Airmen and Soldiers came from Travis Air Force Base, California and Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia to work with the 621st Contingency Response Wing