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Casualty Assistance Team performs mission: One chance to get it right
July 20, 2011 — The Fort Dix Casualty Assistance Center coordinates and provides Notification to the Next of Kin of Active-Duty, deployed Guard and Reserve Soldiers, on behalf of the Secretary of the U.S. Army. When the CAC is notified of a Soldier's death, both a Casualty Notification Officer and a Chaplain must notify the deceased Soldier's elected primary and... MORE

Is drunk sex date rape?
April 29, 2011 — Two young adults meet, get drunk and have sex.What are the ramifications of alcohol and sex? When does inebriated sex become rape?Brett Sokolow, a lawyer and founder of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, discussed these questions and more during an interactive jury exercise here April 21. "I got involved in this because there... MORE

Not your average couple
April 15, 2011 — "I like that my wife takes care of all the finances," said Airman 1st Class Joseph Herndon.This may sound like a typical spouse's statement, but the bond between air traffic controllers goes beyond that.Despite a demanding schedule including shift work, deployments, and TDYs, members of the 305th Operations Support Squadron make time for... MORE

Mobility Airman profile: 621st CRW staff sergeant supports aerial port ops for Operation Tomodachi
April 11, 2011 — Deployed from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Staff Sgt. Christopher Wilkinson is deployed to Misawa Air Base, Japan, to support aerial port operations for Operation Tomodachi.Sergeant Wilkinson is among dozens of Airmen who deployed to Japan from the 621st CRW of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in March. According to 621st CRW Public... MORE

JB MDL senior NCO supports EOD training event in Kyrgystan
January 3, 2011 — For the fifth time since July 2009, explosive ordnance disposal Airmen with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, held an information exchange with their EOD counterparts in the Kyrgz military Dec. 16.Among those Airmen supporting the military-to-military information exchange and training was... MORE

514th AMW technical sergeant among deployed Airmen supporting Afghan children
November 29, 2010 — On Nov. 13, Tech. Sgt. Michael Zigarelli was among a group of 15 Airmen Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, who participated in an effort of good will with Afghan children.Sergeant Zigarelli, a security forces craftsman with the International Security Assistance Force Military Police at Kandahar, went with the other Airmen to interact with more than 45... MORE

Deployed 305th AMW Airman keeps KC-10s ready at Southwest Asia base
November 16, 2010 — Senior Airman Edwin Daub is a communications and navigation journeyman deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Extender aircraft maintenance unit, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.Daub is deployed from the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, at Joint Base... MORE

305th AMW staff sergeant maintains KC-10 engines at Southwest Asia outpost
November 16, 2010 — Staff Sgt. Cory Puckett is an aerospace propulsion journeyman deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Extender aircraft maintenance unit, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.Puckett is deployed from the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, at Joint Base... MORE

Making a difference: UC, JB MDL members help those less fortunate
September 18, 2009 — "Mommy, Daddy - I want to help those less fortunate." And with that said, 7-year-old Braiden was on a mission; he emptied his piggy bank and picked out some of his favorite clothes. He was going to help those less fortunate. Braiden's generous donation - the entire contents of his piggy bank ($4.10) and some of his wardrobe -- went to help children... MORE

LEAD -- An Airman’s opportunity for education and commission
September 8, 2009 — Similar to West Point and Annapolis, the Air Force Academy is the Air Force's own four-year military academy that educates and trains young men and women in academics, leadership, military training, character and athletics. Academy graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree and commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. In 1995,... MORE