Contingency response team prides itself on 'worldwide mobility, overnight delivery'

Flying high above the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range in northern Afghanistan, a massive C-5B Galaxy begins its decent through the inky darkness with thousands of pounds of cargo and a code-worded radio message over its ultra high-frequency radio that essentially says;"We are coming, and we are

Training Prepares Civilian Employees for Deployment

A training program is equipping Defense Department civilian employees with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully deploy in support of humanitarian, reconstruction and combat-support military missions across the globe.The joint civilian expeditionary work force training -- a 10-day

Troops move out for less with Exchange Home Services

A new Army & Air Force Exchange program is taking the guesswork out of setting up communication offerings at and around Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Through the Exchange Home Services initiative, Soldiers, Airmen and their families can now go online and compare local options for TV, internet

It Pays to be ‘Green’ at AAFES

Army & Air Force Exchange Service-operated retail facilities are rewarding military shoppers who do their part for the environment through its "Use a Bag, Save the Planet" initiative.Instead of using traditional plastic bags, AAFES is encouraging shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. Beyond

Obama: Veterans with post-traumatic stress deserve best care

The Veterans Affairs Department will begin making it easier for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to obtain the benefits and treatment they need starting next week, President Barack Obama said today in his weekly message, calling veteran care the nation's "solemn responsibility."The full

NSPS positions assigned GS pay grades

With only weeks remaining to classify Air Force civilian jobs into the legacy General Schedule personnel system, Air Force classifiers are ensuring NSPS positions have a current GS title, series and grade before the NSPS conversion out date.The Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act

Information assurance scholarship available to officers, civilians

Officers have until Jan. 31 to apply for the Information Assurance Scholarship Program, a special developmental education program available for the 2011 academic year. Civilians have until Jan. 14 to apply for the scholarship.The program pays the full cost of tuition, select fees and required books

ASA command staff says hello, goodbye to senior leaders

In every military organization, there comes a time when nameplates change on desks and next to doorways. So it is, at the command section of Army Support Activity-Dix.ASA-Dix Commander Col. Patrick Slowey has seen a changeover in both of his deputies' positions recently."This has been a time of

Changes to the Payroll Savings Bond Program

The U.S. Treasury will no longer issue paper savings bonds to federal employees through payroll deduction after September 30, 2010. In anticipation of this, Defense Finance and Accounting Service will discontinue bond allotments July. Any participant with a bond denomination not fully deducted by

JB MDL celebrates Independence Day