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  • June 9 offers second chance for Leadercast

    A Nobel laureate, a five-time National Football League most valuable player, a Fortune 500 CEO, a former Presidential candidate.All are consummate leaders in their fields, and all are providing leadership advice to an audience of 250 during a rebroadcast of last month's "The Brave Ones" Leadercast

  • RSC helps find tomorrow's leaders

    The Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command hosted a senior-enlisted promotion board this past week at the Maj. John P. Pryor Army Reserve Center here.Thirty board members, comprised of field-grade officers and senior NCOs, vetted promotion packets to identify Soldiers eligible to become the

  • Sailors ready for launch aboard Gerald R. Ford

    A few dozen Sailors from Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) have recently completed their specialized training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and now stand ready to operate and maintain the Navy's newest aircraft launch system, slated to begin shipboard testing

  • 'Global Lightning' to mirror modern battlefields

    The joint base here is one of several installations hosting "Global Lightning," a joint and coalition training exercise, from June 6 through 26.Approximately 12,000 service members from the U.S. Army Reserve, Air Force and Navy, along with British and Canadian forces are scheduled to conduct one of

  • National Guard Soldiers hone combat skills

    More than 3,500 New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Troop Command will conduct two-week annual training events this summer at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.The two-week annual training period allows National Guard units to conduct training that requires more

  • Museum preserves 'priceless' memories

    The footprint of war is not always left on the battlefield.  As  photographs, equipment and uniforms are brought home, some artifacts of war eventually find their final resting places in museums."The U.S. Army Reserve Mobilization Museum depicts Army mobilization, not specifically in reserve forces,

  • Fire safety: Prepare your barbecue

    Though fire is a destructive force, people still invite it into their backyard for a cookout.Every year grills and smokers cause thousands of fires, hundreds of injuries, dozens of deaths and millions of dollars in damage. Before preparing for your weekly barbecue, you should first know how to cut

  • Joint base thanks first responders

    The 87th Medical Group held several events in honor of Emergency Medical Services Week here May 18-21, 2015. EMS Week commemorated the dedication and commitment of emergency medical technicians and emergency first responders.To view the full slideshow, click here.

  • Army dons standardized uniform

    The U.S. Army officially launches the Operational Camouflage Pattern Army Combat Uniform July 1, 2015, to replace the current Universal Camouflage Pattern ACU.Transitioning from the current UCP to the OCP is planned to occur over several years.The Military Clothing Sales here is scheduled for a

  • Parade of Wreaths commemorates fallen warriors

    The Joint Base community, alongside the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and New Jersey State Police, observed Memorial Day with the 33rd Annual Parade of Wreaths May 21, 2015, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.More than 300 service members representing all branches attended the ceremony