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  • Guard construction unit going overseas to deconstruct

    Most people think of constructing roads or buildings when Army engineers are mentioned. For the New Jersey Army National Guard's 150th Engineer Company, their mission in Afghanistan will be the opposite. They will be deconstructing. The 113 Citizen Soldiers received a sendoff at the Joint Military

  • "On Time, On Target" brigade welcomes new commander

    The 72nd Operations Brigade recently held a change of responsibility ceremony July 24, 2013, at Sharp Field on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., under bright, cloudless skies.As Soldiers of the brigade stood at attention in formation, Col. Michael S. Shrout relinquished command of the 72nd to

  • 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