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  • Shifting tactics: 87th SFS members gain time, remain vigilant

    An Air Force mandated initiative will reduce all 87th Security Forces Squadron personnel from 12-hour shifts to eight-hour shifts beginning Feb. 24, 2013. The initiative will require changes at the following three gates:- The Wrightstown Gate will operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.- The Pemberton

  • AFAF aids joint base community

    Joint base key leaders and community members gathered to kick off this year's Air Force Assistance Fund Feb. 4, 2013, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.The AFAF is the Air Force's charitable organization that raises money from Airmen for four charities to aid Air Force families.Col. Rick

  • New marquees to come

    New marquees are set to be installed throughout the joint base beginning Feb. 11, 2013. The project will bring exit lane road closures and delays on specific dates to all the main gates throughout the months of February, March and April. Construction begins at the Browns Mills Gate Feb. 11 followed

  • 305th APS Airman earns Bronze Star

    Col. Richard Williamson, 305th Air Mobility Wing commander, presented the Bronze Star Medal and two foreign awards to a "Port Dawg" during a recent commander's call.The Bronze Star Medal recipient, Staff Sgt. Mark Kosisky, 305th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, also earned the

  • JB MDL congratulates 305th AMW award winners

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community would like to congratulate the following service members who received awards during the 305th Air Mobility Wing Annual Awards Banquet:Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Vincent Camacho - 6th Airlift Squadron NCO of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Charles Stillinger

  • United Communities goes ‘green’ with solar energy

    Community members residing in the Falcon Courts North area have recently been swamped by working crews installing rails and solar panels on homes in an effort to provide a cleaner environment. The United Communities project is expected to generate about 13.7 million kilowatt hours of renewable

  • MAG-49 Marine earns group, wing-level awards

    Marine Cpl. Vincent Watlington, Marine Aircraft Group 49 aviation operation specialist, was selected as the 2012 Marine of the Year at the group and wing level with his unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. He is responsible for managing his commanding officers flight records, reporting

  • U.S. planes deliver French troops to Mali

    The United States Air Force began transporting French soldiers and military equipment Jan. 21 from Istres, France to Bamako, Mali, in support of French military operations in Mali.C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, operating under the control of U.S. Africa Command, are moving a French mechanized

  • TRICARE releases new copays for some pharmacy customers

    New copayments for prescription drugs covered by TRICARE went into effect Feb. 1, 2013. The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires TRICARE to increase copays on brand name and non-formulary medications that are not filled at military clinics or hospitals. There is no increase

  • AST, NSF support Presidential Inauguration

    The U.S. Coast Guard - Atlantic Strike Team, stationed here, worked behind the scenes of the parades and high profile public addresses that comprised the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 14 through 22, 2013, to ensure the event was a resounding success. The AST is one of the