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  • Elimination of field service record approaches

    Navy Personnel Command is reminding Sailors that paper enlisted field service records will closeout Sept. 30. Service record information will be generated and maintained electronically through a secure Internet connection to the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System Electronic Service Record.

  • New uniform for OEF protects Soldiers, hides them better

    Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan will now go with a new uniform in their mobility bag -- one that fights fire and fleas, and makes them less visible to insurgents.The next generation of uniform for Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom bears the new "OEF camouflage

  • Affinity fraud: When is faith put to the test

    Affinity fraud is a type of securities fraud associated with being a member of a group or organization. It is a fraud that could sadly test one's faith in people. A scam artist commits affinity fraud by preying on a victim who is affiliated with a group or organization. The contact is made through

  • We need your help to reverse this terrible trend

    Over the past two years, the final month of the Critical Days of Summer campaign has seen an alarming spike in fatalities. In 2009, 10 out of 21, and in 2008, 8 out of 17 fatal Critical Days of Summer off-duty mishaps occurred in the final month of the campaign.This year has been equally hard on our

  • 305 AMW Airman provides deployed maintenance support in Iraq

    Airman 1st Class Christopher Atkins is an aerospace propulsion specialist deployed to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group, Detachment 5, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.Atkins is deployed from Air Mobility Command's 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, at Joint Base

  • Library wants all to remember ‘Forgotten War’

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst library currently has special displays set up in honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War.In addition to the displays, the library also recently hosted a summer remembrance event featuring special guests who explained their views and knowledge of Korean

  • VA officials obligate last of Recovery Act funds to help veterans

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials committed the last of their $1.8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds July 31, as one of the first federal agencies to achieve that milestone. Projects at more than 1,200 sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will

  • New employees to be automatically enrolled in TSP

    New legislation that called for automatic enrollment of newly-hired and eligible civilian federal employees, as well as certain rehires, into the Thrift Savings Plan began Aug. 1.This automatic enrollment feature is in compliance with the June 22, 2009, TSP Enhancement Act that authorizes federal

  • Army bands trade musical instruments for military instruction

    Soldiers from three Army Reserve bands traded woodwinds for weapons during Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction here Aug. 4.The instruction was part of the 94th, 198th and 319th Army Bands' five-day annual training and allowed participants to focus on critical Soldier skills such as weapon safety,

  • 99th RSC Annual Training Heats Up

    Soldiers of the 99th Regional Support Command practiced overturned vehicle exiting procedures in the Humvee Egress Assessment Trainer during HEAT training here. The simulator accompanies a class designed to give Soldiers practical experience exiting an overturned vehicle. This is one of many