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  • NFL brings Huddle Tour to JB MDL

    The New York and New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee partnered with the NFL to bring a portion of the "Join the Huddle" Tour to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Jan. 12-13, 2014, at the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 Hangar and Lakehurst Commissary here.The event provided the joint

  • Army Reserve Training Complex opens for business

    Dozens of military service members and civilians celebrated the opening of the new Mission Training Complex here during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Jan. 12.The event was hosted by Brig. Gen. John H. H. Turner III, commanding general of the Army Reserve's Atlantic Division, 75th Training Command

  • AF finalizing details for two officer force management programs

    Details for implementation of two fiscal 2014 officer force management programs announced in December are being finalized to allow Air Force officials to release eligibility criteria, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Details regarding the reduction in force board, coupled with

  • JB MDL mission partners sweep snow

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst mission partners rallied to clear the snow following a winter storm Jan. 2, 2014, here.The agencies, including the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Snow Team, 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance, 305th Operational Support Squadron Weather Flight and

  • The Exchange promotes a healthier you in 2014

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service continues to support the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Healthy Base Initiative through the Exchange's Operation Be Fit effort. Operation Be Fit is a program that offers healthier choices to authorized shoppers in the Exchange's Main Stores, Expresses,

  • JB MDL teen selected as N.J. Military Youth of the Year

    A Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., teen was selected as the Military Youth of the Year for the State of New Jersey. Selena Buchanan, daughter of Army Sgt. 1st Class Clint Buchanan, 174th Infantry Brigade, was nominated for the award through the Garden Terrace Youth Program. One of the

  • Pentagon announces upcoming changes to imminent danger pay

    The Defense Department announced Jan. 3, changes in imminent danger pay, or IDP, that will go into effect June 1, DOD spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren told reporters here. "This is a process that began (in 2011)," he said, and "included in-depth threat assessment from the combatant commands. It was

  • Joint base leaders serve up holiday dinner

    The joint base will be hosting its holiday meal celebrations Dec. 25, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North and West Side dining facilities.   Leadership from across the base will take turns serving a holiday meal, for the fifth year as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to service members

  • WWII vet receives delayed gratification

    John F. Flynn, World War II-era Army sergeant, was formally awarded the Bronze Star medal during a small ceremony Dec. 17, 2013, inside the U.S. Army Reserve Mobilization Museum here.Flynn, a Philadelphia native who currently resides in Egg Harbor, N.J., earned the medal Feb. 1, 1945, while serving

  • Army Reserve hosts training to aid sexual-assault victims

    The Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command is hosting quarterly Victim Advocate courses here as part of it Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program.The SHARP program is part of the Chief, Army Reserve's Ready and Resilient Campaign and supports the Army Reserve's commitment to