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  • 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

  • Leader lays cornerstones of successful joint base

    He was shocked when he received the news. If you would have asked 2nd Lt. Thaden if he would ever become a wing commander, he would've probably said, "No, I don't think it is possible.""Command is a privilege," said Col. Frederick D. Thaden, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing

  • Bright blue sky to deep blue sea

    Contrary to their typical environment of flight suits and sky lines, Airmen in wetsuits, flotation devices and bright yellow helmets jump off a boat into the water of the Atlantic Ocean.The aircrew left their element July 23 and headed to nearby Barnegat Bay to participate in Survival, Evasion,

  • AST helm changes hands

    The men and women of the Atlantic Strike Team assembled in their hangar to welcome the newest member of their team during a change of command ceremony here July 29.Family, service members and community partners watched as Cmdr. Tedd B. Hutley assumed command from Cmdr. Eric Doucette."During this

  • ACC, AMC centers collaborate to increase warfighter support

    Maj. Gen. Jay Silveria, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, visited the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center to meet with Airmen who support, train, and execute the expeditionary mission at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, July 15, 2015.His visit provided a rare opportunity for Air

  • TRANSCOM assesses capabilities during exercise

    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

  • 108th Wing hosts first satellite ALS

    Airmen of the 108th Wing attended the unit's very first satellite Airmen Leadership School at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.Held from May 9 to June 14, eight Airmen met each weekend for class. They left afterward for the in-resident portion at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn.,