National Prayer Breakfast unites community

More than 330 joint base service members, civilian employees and guests of all faiths attended the National Prayer Breakfast March 5, 2013, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.Guest speaker, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Howard Stendahl, Air Force Headquarters chief of chaplains, delivered a sermon

Cuts drive officials to cancel AMC 'Rodeo'

Air Mobility Command officials announced March 13 the 2013 Air Mobility Rodeo scheduled for late July in Washington state is canceled due to budget shortfalls.This announcement comes just weeks after sequestration went into effect initiating across-the-board budget cuts in many government agencies,

U.S., African air crews exchange ideas

U.S. Army 5th Quartermaster Detachment parachute riggers and U.S. Air Force 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors conducted several seminars with African partner riggers and air crew members, enhancing each other's capabilities during the first week of Central Accord 2013, at Douala

JB MDL celebrates Read Across America Day

Marines to conduct range training

The 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment; the Marine Wing Support Squadron 472; and the 2nd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment from Garden City, N.Y., are scheduled to conduct firing training at the Dix ranges between March 8-10. Training is scheduled to occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.This

CCAF Olympics motivate Airmen to 'go for gold'

All enlisted Air Force members are encouraged to participate in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's inaugural Community Collage of the Air Force Olympic Games. The goal through the next six months is to complete all remaining CCAF degree requirements and be nominated for the degree no later than Aug.

Eccleston Memorial Run

AST Coast Guardsmen train for hazmat response

Service members from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team donned protective suits, boots and gloves as they prepared to conduct a response to hazardous material training Feb. 28, 2013, here.The training scenario focused on responding to a call for assistance from the Environmental Protective

New equipment better prepares Dix Combat Life Saver Course students

Military personnel attending the Army Support Activity-Dix combat lifesaver course here recently received new equipment for training.The new equipment will allow first responders to train on the same equipment they would use down range to save wounded warriors on the battlefield.Twenty 847th Human

JB MDL community members conquer obstacles

Competitors from the military and civilian communities at Lakehurst answered the question, "Can you conquer the obstacles?" Feb. 25, 2013, at the Lakehurst Fitness Center's Inaugural Outdoor/Indoor Obstacle Challenge here.The participants persevered and powered through on a chilly February morning