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  • 615 CRW inactivates, transfers command to 621 CRW

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing, headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, ceased its operations as a CRW, ending seven years of mobility excellence during an inactivation ceremony on Travis Air Force Base, May 29. Part of the inactivation ceremony included the transfer of command of the two

  • 2nd ARS Airman spreads KC-10 love while deployed

    There are two things Senior Airman Joshua Chrisman loves: the KC-10 Extender and chicken nuggets.When the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing boom operator talks to anyone who isn't aircrew, he regales them with trivia and factoids about his beloved Extender:"The front landing gear is, like, 20 feet behind

  • Society of Illustrators visits U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center

    "Receiving and looking at a digital photo sent to you electronically today is almost something you do as an afterthought, but there is something timeless and enduring about looking at a painting on canvas," said artist John Witt as he discussed his nearly-five decade-long involvement with bringing

  • Watch out for wildlife on JB MDL

    Fawns (baby deer) are born late May through the end of June, with the peak number born in early June. People often mistakenly assume that a fawn is orphaned if found alone. Rest assured that the mother deer, the doe, is probably nearby. The doe will only visit for a few minutes and nurse her fawn a

  • Summer fun means extra risk

    Beaches, lakes, parks, bike trails, sports fields. Summertime brings the opportunity for a lot of fun activities and visits to recreational areas we might not get to visit as much as we would like. Every activity has some measure of risk. More people have more time off and are engaging in more

  • Need Info On the Go? Text a librarian!

    Members of the military community here can now ask questions and get information from the Joint Base library by text message. Americans text message on average almost twice as much as they talk on mobile phones, according to a recent Nielsen Mobile Survey, making it a preferred means of

  • Peak move season, get ready!

    Almost 65 percent of all DOD household goods moves are performed during the summer peak season May 15 through Sept. 30. Unfortunately, many service members who moved during last year's peak season experienced some dissatisfaction with the process. To improve customer service, many improvements

  • Soldier becomes 'Ranger ready'

    Army Capt. Michael Patti, 1st Battalion, 307th Infantry Regiment, always wanted to be a Ranger, but the operational tempo of a deploying unit and job assignments always took precedence. Soon after arriving here, Patti was presented the opportunity in November of last year to attend the elite

  • 6th AS gives bird's-eye view of Jersey Shore to spouses

    More than 30 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst employees and spouses attended the 6th Airlift Squadron's second annual spouse orientation flight May 19 here.The orientation flight included a mission brief, squadron tour, lunch, C-17A Globemaster III tour and orientation flight over the Jersey

  • Nearly 1,000 bikers show support at Armed Forces Freedom Ride

    The sixth annual Armed Forces Freedom Ride rolled through base May 20 providing nearly 1,000 motorcyclists an unmatched tour of the installation.The one-hour bike ride, held a day after Armed Forces Day, started at Barb's Harley Davidson in Mt. Ephraim, N.J., and travelled nearly 40 miles to Joint