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  • Motorcycle Safety Tips

    Always do a TCLOCS inspection before riding a motorcycle.T - Tires and wheelsC - Controls (levers, pedal, cables, hoses, and throttle)L - Lights (battery, lenses, reflectors, wiring, lights and turn signals)O - Oil (levels and leaks)C - Chassis (frame, suspension, chain or belt and fasteners)S -

  • 87th AMDS encourages proper hydration

    Hot weather has already brought New Jersey's first heat wave of the year. The heat often coincides with the official start of summer, 7:09 p.m. June 20. Tqwhe 87th Medical Group's Health and Wellness Center reminds folks to become mindful of proper hydration with the 101 critical days of summer

  • Joint base to host Fourth of July celebration

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will host the annual Fourth of July celebration from 5 to 10 p.m. July 4 at the Doughboy Field parade ground.The event is FREE and open to the public. Entertainment activities will include bouncy castles, a stilt walker, magician, face painting and will include a

  • 72nd FA BDE regiment earns Supply Excellence Award

    Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 322nd Logistics Support Regiment, from the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade, issued and turned in more than 120 vehicles and coordinated hundreds of vehicles and weapons movement without any losses over the past year.The brigade recently received the Chief of Staff of

  • Sole AF Contingency Response Wing conducts change of command ceremony

    Col. Martin A. Chapin took command of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Col. Chris B. Patterson in a ceremony June 28 here.Chapin comes to the 621st CRW by way of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he served as vice wing commander, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. The 521st AMOW provides

  • Firecracker 5K start Independence Day celebrations early

    Service members began celebrating the Fourth of July early with the Firecracker 5K June 28 here. The event, which was organized by the 87th Force Support Squadron, began at Infantry Park and continued around Doughboy Field."The significance of this event is to honor the birth of our country and to

  • Airman's partner, man's best friend

    A team of five 87th Security Forces Squadron members traveled to Maryland to visit fellow SFS member June 22 who is undergoing medical treatment after sustaining injuries during his deployment in Afghanistan.Staff Sgt. Brian Williams suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device

  • Be firework safe this Fourth of July

    Many people enjoy fireworks, especially in the festive Fourth of July season. Some firework devices, however, can be dangerous. The National Council on Fireworks Safety recommends people only buy consumer fireworks from a licensed store, tent or stand. People should never buy fireworks from an

  • True or false: a test about absentee ballots

    Armed Forces Voters Week began June 28 and runs through July 7. This is the week to remind everyone to register to vote and request absentee ballots. It's a good time to address some misguided myths about absentee voting as the national conventions draw near and the general election for president is

  • Patriots team up to celebrate lineage, esprit de corps

    More than 400 Soldiers, family members and colleagues of the 174th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., gathered June 22 at Celebrations in Bensalem, Pa., to spend an evening of spirited camaraderie.Col. Craig A. Osborne, 174th IN BDE,