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  • AMC commander joins JB MDL to honor wounded warrior

    Gen. Ray Johns, Air Mobility Command commander, presented Staff Sgt. Brian Williams with a Purple Heart, the Air Force Combat Action Medal and a Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony at the Joint Base Theater here Sept. 28.The commander, who was visiting from AMC Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base,

  • Lodging rates increase Oct. 1

    After four years without a rate increase, Air Force lodging rates will go up beginning Oct. 1, Air Force Personnel Center Officials said today. The increase is necessary to ensure Air Force Lodging rates cover current operating and capital improvement costs, said Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, AFPC

  • Active-shooter exercise enhances base readiness

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst personnel participated in an active-shooter exercise Sept. 20 to evaluate the installation's emergency response procedures here. An active shooter is, by DOD definition, one or more individuals who participate in a random or systematic shooting spree, demonstrating

  • 87th SFS military working dog handler share ‘tails’ at reunion

    Current modern-day military working dog handlers interacted with handlers from the 50's and 60's during the Bitburg Air Force Base military working dog handlers reunion Sept. 8 at a Holiday Inn in Philadelphia's historic district.Staff Sgt. Benjamin Eisenhart, a 87th Security Forces Squadron

  • ASA-Dix dazzles civic leaders

    Military leadership from Army Support Activity-Dix hosted an open house for local elected officials, mission partners and stakeholders at the U.S. Army Reserve Mobilization Museum Sept. 13 here."Today, we are highlighting the Army's enduring relevance to our nation's defense on the only tri-service

  • JB MDL Sailors receive chief rank

    Six chief petty officer selectees assumed their title as chief Sept. 14 during the chief pinning ceremony at the Lakehurst Fitness and Sports Center here."This was one of the best days of my life," said Chief Petty Officer Patrick McKay, 87th Security Force Squadron Lakehurst detachment chief master

  • 87th SFS implements new hotline to prevent crime

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst security forces members are providing the joint-base community with another option to help prevent crime.The 87th Security Forces Squadron recently introduced a crime prevention hotline, 754-COPS, through which community members can report concerns of suspicious

  • Army Reserve, U.S. Tennis Association partner to benefit soldiers, families

    Arthur Ashe is best known for his performance on the court as a once top-ranked tennis player in the world and off the court as a civil-rights activist, but few realize he served his country as a Reserve Officer Training Corps graduate and Army lieutenant in the 1960s.Representatives from the U.S.