Officials Announce Deadlines for Holiday Mail Delivery

Military Postal Service Agency officials recommend that parcel post packages for service members overseas be mailed by Nov. 12 for delivery by the holidays.Officials at MPSA, an extension of the U.S. Postal Service, have published a chart at http://hqdainet.army.mil/mpsa/xmas.htm that shows

Service members should start saving early for retirement

It's never too soon to start saving for retirement, Barbara Thompson, the director of the Defense Department's office of family policy/children and youth advised service members today.Enlistees as young as 18 might not be thinking about saving for retirement or the importance of their Thrift Savings

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time for the community to unite in an effort to raise awareness and promote domestic peace and healthy relationships. During this month, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will have various activities and informational tables throughout the base

Reservists, National Guardsmen on standby for resumption of training funds

The Army Reserve and the National Guard say they are on standby to see what happens in Congress, as they wait for the resumption of funding for inactive and active-duty training, or IDT and ADT.The cancellation of the IDT and ADT training is affecting readiness and hurting the Soldiers who depend on

Sailors, Marines: take sexual assault survey

The Secretary of the Navy has announced a new Department of the Navy sexual assault survey for 2013, which started Oct. 15, and can be taken online via any device that can access the internet.The Department of the Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, which answers directly to

Soldiers look to past for professional development

Officers and senior noncommissioned officers of the 174th Infantry Brigade, recently took on roles of Civil War battlefield commanders and walked the hallowed grounds of the war's bloodiest battle Sept. 19, 2013, not only to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, but also to improve

Ruck March participants honor Gold Star families

87th FSS will pump you up

Joint Services conduct CBRNE exercise

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst service members conducted a chemical-attack response exercise in conjunction with a force-protection condition (FPCON) exercise Oct. 8-10, 2013, here.All five service branches residing at JB MDL participated in the Air Force-led exercise to prepare for similar, but

621st CRW sharpshooters put high demand training in sights

A truckload of insurgents rolls slowly towards the backside of an airbase where an American cargo plane has just landed to unload food and medical teams. They figure this little dirt road will allow them to sneak up undetected, so they can probe for weaknesses and a find way to stop the relief