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  • New York National Guard tests Homeland Response Force

    Nearly 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from New York and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst joined forces to exercise techniques they would implement when called to assist first responders and health officials. It was a simulated catastrophe, but it was taken seriously by the roughly 400

  • New, flexible career options provide opportunities for lifetime of service

    Continuum of service programs provide Sailors more flexibility to move between the active and Reserve components, allowing for a lifetime of service, officials said in a message released Aug. 7, 2013.NAVADMIN 198/13 applies to eligible officer and enlisted Sailors who currently serve on active duty

  • OSW conducts largest combat lifesaver course of year

    More than 400 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers combed the fields of a land navigation range during a medical battlefield exercise, part of the combat lifesaver course that Operation Sustainment Warrior 2013 conducted here.The 77th Sustainment Brigade here hosted OSW 2013, which included the largest CLS

  • New York National Guard tests Homeland Response Force

    Nearly 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from New York and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst joined forces to exercise techniques they would implement when called to assist first responders and health officials. It was a simulated catastrophe, but it was taken seriously by the roughly 400

  • Making the PCS a success

    Ah, the permanent change of station season. That time of year when good friends leave and new ones show up. When it seems like the enlisted personnel reports and decorations never end and going-away luncheons are a daily event. Turnover is in full swing and it's important to remember a few things to

  • Lakehurst community members celebrate with 'night out'

    The Lakehurst Police Department teamed up with the 87th Security Forces Squadron to host the National Night Out event Aug. 6, 2013, in Lakehurst, N.J., for joint base and local borough community members alike. Local businesses, state organizations and emergency responders were all present to show

  • SERE instructors teach aircrew proper procedures

    Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape instructors refreshed 13 aircrew members stationed here on proper in-water survival and emergency procedures August 8, 2013, at Long Beach Island, N.J.The aircrew members attend a refresher course every three years after their initial SERE training to keep

  • Global threat warnings highlight importance of antiterrorism awareness

    The U.S. Department of State issued a worldwide travel alert Aug. 2, 2013, alerting citizens of the continued potential for terrorist attacks.The alert stated al-Qa'ida and affiliated organizations are continuing to plan attacks that may occur between Aug. 2, 2013 and Aug. 30, 2013.JB MDL