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  • Officials urge parents to teach financial responsibility

    April is both the Month of the Military Child and Financial Literacy Month, so it's a good time to shine a spotlight on teaching children financial responsibility, said Barbara Thompson, the Pentagon's Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth director, in a joint interview with American Forces

  • Drill Team presents arms at JB MDL

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performed a demonstration and recruited potential candidates at the 305th Aerial Port Squadron's Dock 23 here March 28, 2013.The drill team members spun, flipped and tossed authentic M1 rifles, with bayonets attached, while marching and moving precisely to

  • Service member spotlight: long line of warriors

    Spc. Timothy Andariese, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 72nd Field Artillery Brigade infantryman, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Andariese hails from Unadilla, Mich. Q: Why did you join the military?A: I come from a long line of warriors. I grew up hearing stories

  • CSM imparts knowledge of future leaders

    "Set the standard, know the standard, train the standard, follow the standard and enforce the standard. It's part of the hard right over the easy wrong for a reason."Command Sgt. Maj. Calvin J. Coler, 174th Infantry Brigade command sergeant major, imparted these and many other words of wisdom

  • JB MDL congratulates Kish Airman Leadership School graduates

    Congratulations to Class 13-C of the Kish Airman Leadership School. All graduates are senior airmen unless otherwise noted.2nd Air Refueling SquadronPatrick Murray32nd Air Refueling SquadronAaron Siegler87th Aerospace Medicine SquadronNathan Harper87th Civil Engineer Squadron Jason AlfaroWilliam

  • AMC announces annual award winners

    Six Airmen and two teams learned they were AMC's annual award winners as they received phone calls from the AMC commander and command chief, March 25, 2013. The categories of annual award winners are Airman, NCO, Senior NCO, First Sergeant, Honor Guard Member, Honor Guard Program Manager, Honor

  • Save time, money, train virtually

    Service members received virtual training on the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer prior to deployment at the National Guard Bureau Joint Training and Training Development Center March 13, 2013, here.The military is cutting costs by using virtual training for military personnel to experience a

  • 'Patriots on Point!'

    Training is the foundation of everything we do."Train for combat" is the mission of the 174th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East stationed here.The Patriot Brigade is responsible for executing and certifying individual and collective training for deploying service members in coordination

  • Home on the range: local guard unit trains at JB MDL

    Soldiers from the New Jersey National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, out of Riverdale, N.J., conducted training March 22-24, 2013, at ranges here. The Soldiers took part in mortar firing training, M16 and M4 rifle qualification and squad live-fire exercises."At any given time there

  • Job seekers gain insight at joint base job fair

    Joint base community members attended the Joint Base Job Fair to meet and offer resumes to the more than 30 representatives from various federal, state and local agencies March 21, 2013, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.The four-hour fair, sponsored by the Military and Family Support