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  • Dedication proves vital stat for success: MSTC receives Vaccaro Award

    Keeping a finger on the pulse of training brought recognition to Dix medical trainers who grabbed an Army-wide award.The Army Support Activity-Dix Medical Simulation Training Center here was presented with the Cpl. Angelo J. Vaccaro Award, which is given yearly by the U.S. Army Medical Department to

  • AETC's senior enlisted leader examines predeployment training

    Air Education and Training Command's command chief master sergeant visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst June 14 through 17 to gain first-hand knowledge of the Air Force predeployment training conducted here.Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Tappana visited the 602nd Training Group (Provisional),

  • Lakehurst gates re-open after security incidents

    The Lakehurst gates were closed from approximately 10 to 11 a.m. as a precautionary security measure after two simultaneous incidents occurred here.The incidents occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. Since then, all gates on the installation have been re-opened.The first incident was at Lakehurst's

  • Soldier Show set to light up JB MDL stage

    The U.S. Army Soldier Show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 22 and 23 at the Timmermann Theater here.The 90-minute show is free and open to the first 600 Department of Defense ID cardholders per performance. Tickets are not required for admission; doors will open one hour prior to the show.All

  • Sculptor reunites with Ultimate Weapon

    Dix did more than celebrate the Army's Birthday Monday, it also recognized the artistic contribution of one of its own.  Camillo Signora, a Korean War veteran and former Dix employee, was reunited with a work of art he thought was long gone. Signora was a graphic artist at Fort Dix Training Support

  • Students, CRW Airmen share day to remember

    Sixteen sixth-grade special education students from Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge, N.J. got the chance to meet their real American heroes - members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing's 818th Global Mobility Squadron here June 9, after a year of exchanging letters. The letter-writing

  • Inactivation ceremony for 816 CRG takes parent wing into new era

    Five years after its creation, the 816th Contingency Response Group closed its doors, furled and cased its flag, and held its inactivation ceremony here June 11. The action was a result of a force restructuring moving contingency response capability to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing,

  • Fun abounds at youth camps: spaces still available

    The Fit Factor Youth Sports, Fitness and Life Skills camps still have spaces available for the week-long fitness camps being held here this summer.The camps are desiged to promote physical activity in a fun and safe environment while promoting lifelong activity and a healthy approach to

  • Local teens score high in Youth of the Year competition

    Two local high school students from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community were recognized by the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Jersey at a "Youth of the Year" ceremony in Trenton May 18. Ian Wildman, son of retired Master Sgt. Ian Wildman Sr. and Sun Wildman, and LaShanda Dargan, daughter of