Exercise burns 480th MPC Soldiers

"It's like the devil just peed on my face - that's how it feels," said Spc. Maria Rios, military police soldier with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's 480th Military Police Company, after completing the oleoresin capsicum, or "OC," spray course during her mobilization training Sept. 9, 2013,

153rd MPC gets warm welcome

The Delaware National Guard welcomed home 130 members of the 153rd Military Police Company returning from Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.Maj. Gen. Francis D. Vavala, Delaware National Guard adjutant general, was on the tarmac with other senior leaders from the

Command Master Chief, Command Senior Chief Program

The Navy is seeking highly-motivated master chief and senior chief petty officers for the Command Master Chief and Command Senior Chief Program, officials said Sept. 13, 2013."Hands down, the most important role of a command master chief or command senior chief is to represent their Sailors in all

JB, BC SARC offices team up, take care of victims

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander, deputy commanders and representatives from the JB MDL SARC office, visited The Burlington County Rape Care Center Sept. 10, 2013, in Moorestown, N.J., to create a professional relationship between the local and on-base SARC offices.Sexual assault is

87th CS provides eye in sky

Active-shooter exercise tests readiness

Note: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst participated in an active shooter exercise. All portions of the annual exercise were simulated. There was no active shooter on the installation.Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst personnel participated in an active-shooter exercise Sept. 12, 2013, to evaluate the

JB MDL honors Vietnam POWs

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commanders and community members gathered to honor 14 former Vietnam-era prisoners of war, marking their 40 years of freedom at a Vietnam War memorial ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Sept. 12, 2013, in Hangar One at Lakehurst.It was 40 years ago in February and March

MPs experience agony of OC spray

Contingency Wing supports large combined forces exercise

Organization saves precious time, money when both are short

In a time of budget cuts and sequestration affecting the way a squadron, wing or branch of service does business, every piece of equipment must justify its worth; and time is of the essence. For the 621st Contingency Response Wing here, they had too much of one and never enough of the other. Thom