Motorcycle safety starts with you

More motorcycle riders will occupy the road as the temperature begins to change and becomes tolerable.We are held to higher standards of compliance while riding motorcycles and in our everyday lives as military members. We will need to adhere to training requirements and personal protective

CRW 'Devil Raiders' deploy to Afghanistan to assist logistics surge

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