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  • Several services sever tuition assistance

    The Air Force is the latest branch to officially suspend military tuition assistance March 11, 2013, as a result of sequestration.Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, announced the Air Force has suspended new TA enrollment for the remainder of fiscal year 2013. The Army and Marine Corps

  • NJESGR seeks Boss Lift applicants

    The National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Headquarters is set to host its annual Boss Lift May 7-8, 2013, here. The two-day event will allow 35 participants to see firsthand the type and quality of military training and leadership activities guard and reserve members receive. Selected

  • Vendors bring latest tech to JB MDL

    Joint base community members came to Tommy B's Community Activities Center to see technological advancements from more than 50 vendors throughout the country March 13, 2013, here. Service members, civilians, Department of Defense contractors and others were invited to attend the 5th Annual Joint

  • Virtual simulators provide realistic training

    Army Support Activity-Dix now provides virtual reality technology to support Soldiers' individual and collective training available in the 3500 area here. The Dismounted Soldier Training System allows squad-level training without the need to enter a field environment, and mitigating risk, while

  • Army doubles gold in Armed Forces Wrestling Championship

    The United States All-Army wrestling team dominated the 2013 Armed Forces Wrestling Championship March 16-17, 2013, here.Wrestlers competed in the Greco-Roman style on the first day of the tournament and freestyle on day two in weight classes ranging from 55-120 kg. Spectators surrounded two

  • 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

  • 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