Military ‘sheep dogs’ protect America’s ‘flock’

This year's National Prayer Breakfast offered a unique opportunity to Team MDL community members with a message from resiliency expert, retired Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, at Tommy B' Community Activities Center, April 21, here.The author, former U.S. Military Academy professor and Army Ranger, spoke

Pudgy 'flies' again

Base members driving through the McGuire Gate in the past week might have noticed something missing when reaching Pudgy Circle.No Pudgy.April 13, members of the 305th Maintenance and 87th Civil Engineer Squadrons, with help from a civilian equipment company, prepared Pudgy for a short "flight" to a

Up from the ranks

Normally, advancement from enlisted rank to officer can sometimes takes months or years. Not the case for Navy Chief Petty Officer Byron Rios, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron.During the commissioning ceremony aboard a mock aircraft carrier flight deck in Hangar One at NSA-Lakehurst, family, friends and

Award-winning SARC offers great SAPR program

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's award-winning sexual assault response coordinator is making great strides in the base's sexual assault prevention and response programs with several new initiatives.By introducing monthly joint service SARC meetings; the creation of Team Teal, an action group

75th TC Best Warrior Competition held at JB MDL

The Atlantic Division hosted the75th Training Command 2015 Best Warrior Competition here, April 10 - 12.The BWC is held at a different location each year, and promotes esprit de corps while recognizing enlisted Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army core values by naming top performers as

Gold Star families bear silent scars

Bandages, wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs: these are examples of the visible scars service members bring back with them from a war zone. What about those who don't return? What about those they leave behind? What do their scars look like?Gold Star family members may not advertise their tragedies

305th AMW conducts ACOT

The 305th Air Mobility Wing held an Advanced Combat Operations Training exercise, March 18th and 19th, here.The ACOT consisted of in-air refueling missions that simulated combat area maneuvering and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape where a C-17 Globemaster III crew had to evade through the

Fire Inspector: 6 steps to survival

Many home fires happen at night, between 11 P.M. and 6 A.M., while most of us are sleeping.Make sure your family can protect itself by knowing these six steps:1. Smoke detectors should be installed on each level of your home and outside sleeping areas. If you sleep with the bedroom door closed,

CRW Mobility Masters Competition assesses deployment processes

The 621st Contingency Response Wing continued to test their deployment capability in the form of a friendly competition between two of its units.Approximately 225 members of the 818th and 817th Contingency Response Groups participated in the 621st CRW East Devil Raid 15-02 Mobility Masters

200th MPCOM Soldiers compete in command's 2015 Best Warrior Competition