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  • CGOC learns officer promotion process

    Members of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Company Grade Officers Council assembled in the Consolidated Maintenance Operations Facility auditorium Nov. 18 to develop an understanding of the officer promotion process.Col. Mark Ellis, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center director of schools,

  • Volunteers needed: PA hosts successful community relations program

    A group of more than 200 Airmen gathered near Madison Square Park in New York City on the morning of Nov. 11 to march in America's largest Veterans Day parade, according to the United War Veterans Council.On the same day in Toms River, N.J., Tech. Sgt. Jessica Mohney, a 87th Force Support Squadron

  • Advance Medical Directive made easy

    Many people may be aware of the story - though we may be forgetting the lessons - of Terri Schiavo, the brain damaged woman whose family argument was broadcasted across the nation and the world. Over the years following the public dispute, these events have brought a large number of people to the

  • Safety first: vehicle preparations for winter

    With winter and the holidays just around the corner, the following safety tips are provided to ensure the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community stays safe on the road this season.Prepare for winter:The following items should always be on hand no matter what the winter emergency is:- Flashlight

  • 87th MDG pushes up to reach 1 million

    The 87th Medical Group combat medics began a unit competition among its squadrons to achieve a combined goal of completing one million pushups between Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2012.The idea behind completing one million pushups is not only a numerical goal, but a means to promote physical fitness,

  • Programs, benefits help Sailors transition after ERB

    Many E-5 through E-8 Sailors will begin their transition out of the Navy due to the Enlisted Retention Board Phase I results, which were released to command leadership Nov. 14. Phase II results were released Nov. 29.The U.S. Department of Labor's Transition Assistance Program workshop, commonly

  • 305th AMW Airmen return home from NATO support mission

    Airmen with the 305th Air Mobility Wing returned home from Europe, where they supported the final KC-10 Extender flight--and the last flight to redeploy home from their European air refueling staging base--in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's operation in Libya making the close of

  • JB MDL Airman prepares Thanksgiving meal for deployed servicemembers

    As many Americans sit down to Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends a moment is often taken to say thanks to those who had a hand in preparing the lavish feast that has become synonymous with the holiday.While most Airmen serving with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia will