Mobility Airmen work together to move two Army brigades

More than 15 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently played a crucial role working with mobility Airmen from multiple locations to assist in the exchange of helicopters and equipment assigned to two large U.S. Army brigades March 14, 2013, here.Beginning in mid-January, United

Prescribed burn to occur on JB MDL

The Joint Base Fire Emergency Service and the Department of Natural Resources personnel are scheduled to conduct a prescribed burn from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst today.A prescribed burn is "the skillful application of fire under exacting conditions of weather and

JB MDL welcomes retirees, shares insight

Memorial service honors Four Chaplains

Joint base chaplains opened the Cathedral of the Air for the New Jersey American Veterans National Service Foundation (AMVETS) March 6, 2013, for the annual Four Chaplains Memorial Service here.The service commemorated the actions of four chaplains who gave their lives to save four soldiers on a

Joint base congratulates colonel selects

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community would like to congratulate the following lieutenant colonels who were selected for colonel:- Steven Cabosky, 87th Force Support Squadron- Michael Ternus, United States Air Force Mobility Operations SchoolThe boards selected 529 out of 3,986 lieutenant

Legal office releases justice files

The Air Force processed four non-judicial punishment actions, three administrative discharge actions and two courts-martials during February.Punishment for the same or similar offenses may differ depending on the nature of the offense(s), the record of the service member and the prejudice to good

Fabrications Flight furnishes aircraft

"Everyone needs metal, and that's why we are the endpoint for maintenance," said Master Sgt. Jeffrey Kennedy, 305th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight section chief. "Perfection is our standard for producing aircraft parts."The Fabrication Flight holds a unique roll at Joint Base

NJNG breaks ground on new facility

A ceremonial ground breaking was held for a 143,000 square-foot aviation facility March 8, 2013, here.The new facility will house, maintain and dispatch New Jersey's fleet of UH-60s from a central location and replace two smaller and outdated flight centers in west Trenton and here."This is going to

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,