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  • Parade of Wreaths ceremony pays tribute to fallen servicemembers

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and the New Jersey State Police commemorated Memorial Day with the 26th annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony here May 27 at Pudgy Circle.Brig. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force commander, and Col. Joseph

  • Employers get taste of Soldier's life

    Civilian employers of mobilized National Guard and Reserve Soldiers got to step out of their worlds and into the lives of citizens turned warriors here May 21. They experienced preparing military personnel for contingency operations around the world during this year's Boss Lift, sponsored by Army

  • 50 states, 56 marathons: JB MDL colonel runs far to accomplish goal

    Completing a race more than 26 miles in distance is an accomplishment many might not imagine doing. Joints can ache with every stride as muscles are pushed to the limits.This is a way of life for one Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst officer who recently completed a marathon in each of the 50 states

  • JB MDL NCO, keeps KC-10s mission-ready in Southwest Asia

    KC-10 Extender aerospace propulsion Airmen like Staff Sgt. Jose Cabiya have to keep the Air Force's largest air refueling tanker ready all the time to meet the needs of the deployed mission.In the first three months of 2010, Airmen supporting the KC-10 mission in the U.S. Central Command area of

  • 'Fire in the hole:' JB MDL EOD team keeps citizens safe here, abroad

    There's a scene in the movie "The Hurt Locker" in which an Explosive Ordnance Device technician prepares a robot and walks up to an improvised explosive device. With his multi-tool, he dismantles the IED and a much-larger, secondary device he finds. Later in the movie, this same technician takes off

  • Drill sergeants train drill sergeants

    The Regional Training Center-East hosted the 3rd Battalion/385th Regiment (Basic Combat Training) here from April 15 to 18, for their annual four-day field training exercise. For members of the battalion from Edison and Lodi, it was more like visiting relatives than staying with strangers. Nearly 25

  • Safety offices advises on insect safety

    Summer months are a time for increased venomous stinging insects: bees, wasps, yellow jackets and hornets. This activity begins in early spring and continues through late fall, with the most aggressive activity from August until October. Bumble bees, wasps/hornets and yellow jackets can sting

  • JB MDL first sergeants donate to Afghan children

    Soldiers from the Afghan National Army Air Corps and Airmen from the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, held a joint humanitarian mission May 17. They distributed school supplies to 1,300 students of the Hope School in Kabul, Afghanistan.The 438th AEW began collecting

  • Navy remembers Battle of Midway

    Regarded as the turning point in the Pacific during World War II, the Battle of Midway took place June 4 through 7, 1942. During the battle, U.S. Navy carrier strike forces, augmented by shore-based bombers and torpedo planes, decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese navy carrier task force. These

  • FEMA opens local recovery center

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a disaster recovery center May 14 at the Hainesport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 firehouse at 106 Broad Street to assist individuals, households and businesses affected by the mid-March storms and flooding."We identified more than 300 homes that were