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  • Smoke alarms will save lives

    Millions of people buy lottery tickets each week, hoping their one in 14 million odds will pay off. What if the odds were one in 10? Would more people buy tickets?How many people tested their smoke alarms in the last month? I'm guessing not nearly the amount of people who purchased lottery tickets,

  • Renovations shine new light on Soldiers Chapel

    Army Support Activity-Dix leadership held a Rededication Ceremony for Soldiers Chapel Oct. 12 to celebrate the completion of the chapel's year-long renovations.Col. Patrick Slowey, ASA-Dix commander; Chaplain (Col.) Timothy Wagoner, joint base installation chaplain; Chaplain (Col.) Kenneth Beale,

  • AMC offers incentives for ideas during Energy Awareness Month

    Air Mobility Command is offering free incentives for energy-saving ideas during its second annual Fuels, Energy and Environment Idea Campaign Oct. 1 through 30 during Energy Awareness Month.AMC military members and civilians who submit eligible fuel, energy or environmental conservation initiatives

  • Never fear, gear is here

    Those who have given service to this country throughout history have needed equipment to get by. As times have changed, the equipment has improved, but the need for the gear remains the same. As modern-day Airmen prepare for their duties here and abroad, the equipment they carry could mean the

  • Tis the season for giving at JB MDL

    The Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Oct. 3 at Tommy B's Community Activities Center marking the 50th anniversary of the employee-focused campaign.Col. John Wood, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, gave the opening remarks at the CFC kick off.The commander

  • New AMC command chief shares vision with JB MDL Airmen

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command's newly-appointed command chief, on the second stop of his emersion tour of three East Coast AMC bases. A highlight of Kaiser's visit was the enlisted all-call for the Airmen of JB MDL. Airmen

  • Air Force targets heat plants for energy savings

    Engineers at the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., are on a mission to help save facility energy across the Air Force. One target is central heat plants, which have miles of distribution lines and are known to be inefficient according to Tom Adams, an AFCESA

  • JB MDL set to begin semi-annual hydrant-flushing program

    The 87th Civil Engineer Squadron through the base operations contractor, Pride Industries, flushes the fire hydrants every spring and fall. The hydrant-flushing program is very important to the maintenance of the base's water-distribution system. It is not uncommon for a yellow, brown or reddish