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  • VR-64 wins DOD award for family readiness

    Department of Defense (DoD) officials presented the 2013 DoD Reserve Family Readiness Award to top units from each of the armed services during a ceremony at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes February 28. The Reserve Family Readiness Award, established in 2000, recognizes one National Guard and Reserve

  • NAVAIR commander visits JB MDL

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. - Vice Adm. David Dunaway, Commander of Naval Air Systems Command paid a visit to the workforce at NAVAIR Lakehurst at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Tuesday, March 11.In his first visit in 2014, Dunaway spent an hour with the Lakehurst team at a

  • CSTX wraps up, medical soldiers bring battlefield treatment

    Operating in an austere environment, Army surgeons, doctors, nurses and technicians waited to treat a local national inside a combat support hospital injured as a result of an exploded improvised explosive device.For the Army Reserve soldiers of the 9th Medical Brigade's 865th Combat Support

  • 2nd ARS inaugurates new Ops Center

    The 2nd Air Refueling Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate a completed project in which they remodeled and reorganized their Operations Center Feb. 24, 2014, here.Members of the 2nd ARS teamed with the 305th Air Mobility Wing Innovation and Efficiency office, an agency dedicated to

  • NAVAIR Lakehurst employees judge high school science fair

    Five employees from NAVAIR's Lakehurst site volunteered as judges for the Lacey Township High School science fair.The science fair was hosted on Feb. 20 in the high school's library in Lanoka Harbor, N.J., and featured more than 100 participants. The NAVAIR Lakehurst judges -- William Borkowski,

  • Army Reserve soldiers train to beat band

    Soldiers from the Army Reserve's 319th Army Band honed their unique skills during the past two weeks as part of the Army Reserve's joint combat support training exercise here.During the CSTX, these warrior-citizens orchestrated a symphony of technical skills blended with tactical proficiency that

  • Combat Paper New Jersey lets vets vent

    Veterans from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., area gathered to participate in Combat Paper New Jersey. Feb. 24-28, 2014, here.Combat Paper New Jersey. is a week-long work shop that is open to all veterans and offers them a comfortable environment to shred uniforms, make paper, share

  • Soldiers horse around at CSTX

    Soldiers from the 78th Training Division, 424th Multi-functional Medical Battalion and 422nd Medical Detachment Veterinary Services participated in a pre-deployment training scenario at Forgotten Angels Equine Rescue Feb. 27, 2014, in Medford, N.J.The training scenario, Operation Mr. Ed, was part of

  • Retention recommendation forms critical for ERB, QFRB eligibles

    Commanders and senior raters of enlisted Airmen slated to meet the quality force review board in May or an enlisted retention board in June must complete an AF Form 3538E, Enlisted Retention Recommendation Form, for each eligible Airman, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Completed forms

  • Congressional staff members visit Army Reserve exercise

    Several congressional staff members toured the Army Reserve's joint Combat Support Training Exercise here Feb. 24.The purpose of the tour was to highlight the Army Reserve's capabilities as an operational force and the importance of maintaining those capabilities into the future."(Congressional)