305th OSS Airmen inspect crucial equipment

Spooky fun for JB MDL families

Halloween is just around the corner and the 87th Force Support Squadron staff is scaring up some family fun at the Halloween Fest 5:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at Tommy B's Community Activities Center.This event provides a safe and fun environment for the joint-base community members and their families.

May the 'force' be with FTAC

The Oct. 1 through 9 First Term Airman Center class was the first class to receive security forces augmentee training Oct. 10 through 11 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.All future FTAC classes will be trained as security forces augmentees to be force multipliers if an elevated force protection

Motorcycle safety saves lives in all seasons

Motorcycle riders continue sharing the New Jersey roads, taking advantage of the warm weather and low gas prices although summer has ended. Unfortunately, with the weather changing, the likelihood of being involved in a motorcycle accident increases. More than 2,500 motorcycles are involved in

ROTC, military academies team up for ranger challenge 2012

Cadets in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps embark on a very different journey than those who attend the nation's military academies, but they share a common destination - a commission in the U.S. military.Nearly 400 ROTC and academy cadets arrived at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Oct. 5 for

U.S. Navy turns 237 years old

Less than one hour away and 237 years ago the Continental Navy was established in the City of Brotherly Love. A Philadelphia meeting an Oct. 13, 1775 developed two armed sailing vessels with crews of 80 people each. The goal of these seaworthy crew members was to intercept transports carrying

Air Force announces MiLPDS upgrade

The Air Force Personnel Operations Agency announced plans to upgrade and migrate the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Enterprise Computing Center Dec. 1."The upgrade project is scheduled to take about 23 days to complete, during which, MiLPDS will not

Air Force medical treatment facilities not involved in multi-state meningitis outbreak

The Air Force Surgeon General confirmed that no Air Force medical treatment facilities purchased, dispensed or administered the contaminated steroid injection that has been implicated in the fungal meningitis outbreak reported in the national news. In fact, no Department of Defense MTFs are included

ASA hosts 2012 Retiree Appreciation Day

Atlantic Strike Team aids ship demolition

U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan tasked the Atlantic Strike Team here to oversee contractors and site safety for the disassembly of a freighter ship, Motor Vessel Jireh, grounded in a coral reef June 21at Mona Island, Puerto Rico.The AST was tasked for their unique role in the Coast Guard because