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  • Checklist: blow up stuff, save lives

    An elite group of highly trained service members at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., start their day preparing and maintaining their equipment, for any alert call where the lives and property of others depend on their expertise.The Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 87th Civil

  • Wintery weather initiates snow removal efforts

    Amid midday snowfall, crew chiefs of the 714th and 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons performed various tasks during snow removal efforts on the flightline here Jan. 25.The three-member team worked primarily to install engine covers on KC-10 Extender aircraft to prevent snow from accumulating

  • Southern PAO in northern territory

    Some Soldiers shoot to kill and others shoot to tell a story. Through photography, videos and news articles Soldiers of the 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment are storytellers. They are currently honing their skills during mobilization training at Joint Base, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., for

  • HAWC teaches 'eat clean, train mean to get lean'

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Health and Wellness Center kicked off its forefront campaign, the New Year's Resolution Eight-Week Weight Loss Challenge, to keep community members on track with their New Year's resolutions Jan. 19, 2014, here.The program synergizes existing and new

  • Mobility Airmen exercise global response

    Hundreds of total force mobility Airmen joined their U.S. Army counterparts to exercise the rapid introduction of forces into hostile environments during exercise Global Response Expeditor here Jan. 6-16.The exercise brings together forces of United States Transportation Command and the Air Force's

  • Obama calls military sexual assaults 'profound injustice'

    President Barack Obama today addressed what he called the "profound injustice" of sexual assaults in the military.During a White House Council on Women and Girls event in the East Room, the president reaffirmed his administration's commitment to preventing sexual violence in America.With Defense

  • Saving life beyond call of duty

    A Navy chief, assigned to Center for Security Forces Detachment Chesapeake, will undergo a bone marrow aspiration procedure Jan. 28, in a selfless act to reach out and save the life of someone in dire need.The C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense (DoD) Marrow Donor Program, also known as Salute to

  • Wing historian records 380th AEW challenges, accomplishments

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing historian prides herself on being able to document how Airmen have faced daunting challenges, come together and overcome them. Aungelic Nelson talked about one such challenge: a severe rain storm, which caused flooding throughout the base this past fall. Nelson, who