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  • 'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win' to be Air Force motto

    Incorporating extensive inputs from all ranks and career fields in the development effort, Airmen have selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's motto. An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of

  • Save a life offers reality check

    Servicemembers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst received a reality check on the hazards and dangers of drinking and driving at a demonstration conducted by the Save a Life Tour at the Timmermann Center Oct. 12-13. The event was hosted by the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Program here as a community

  • Top-notch degree opportunities at JB MDL Education Center

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Institutions of Higher Learning Education and Training Center has the tools and experience to help anyone at JB MDL achieve just about any degree imaginable.The Education Center, which currently has the most base programs and colleges out of all Air Mobility

  • CRE Airmen in Pakistan relate 2005 earthquake to 2010 flood operations

    Approximately five years ago, more than 60 Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., were notified to pack their bags and deploy to Pakistan to support relief efforts after a tremendous 7.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 80,000 people dead and

  • Know the law before adopting

    Every state has agencies arranging and supervising adoptions by working with both the adoptive parents and the birth parents to match adoptive parents with children. Generally, the adoptive parents are responsible for the birth mother's medical, legal and other associated expenses while the adoption

  • Base cycling team raises $13K for charity

    Seventeen members of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Cycling Team raised more than $13,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in the annual two-day MS City to Shore Ride 2010. Another 18 joint base personnel volunteered with ground support.The ride started Sept. 25 in Cherry Hill, and

  • In the Red Zone: Week 4 down, 13 to go

    What an interesting Week 4 it was. I picked 10 out of the 14 games correctly, incorrectly picking the Colts to knock off the Jaguars. Who would have thought that Jacksonville kicker Josh Scobee would hit a 59-yard field goal to win the game? I sure didn't. I didn't even think the Jags would be

  • EC takes UDM training on the road

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expanding its capability for training unit deployment managers by deploying mobile training teams across the Air Force.These mobile training teams will consist of pairs of UDM instructors who will travel to major Air

  • Update your will, SGLI – It can make a big difference to your loved ones

    Did you know, whether you think so or not, everyone has a will? The difference between someone who has a properly executed valid will and someone who does not is that if you have a valid will, you dictate how your assets will be distributed, but if you don't, the state will distribute your

  • Upcoming federal benefits open season

    The 2010 BENEFEDS Open Season (for the 2011 plan year) runs from Nov. 8 through Dec. 13. Please read the following reminders before open season starts:- If you are satisfied with your current Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program plan selection(s), you don't need to do anything to