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  • NAVAIR opens avionics diagnostic lab

    Naval Air Systems Command held a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the official opening of the Integrated Diagnostics and Automated Test System laboratory April 20 here. IDATS was formed as a strategic initiative to modernize avionics diagnostics within the avionics support equipment

  • Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program increases training resilience

    "It's thriving in the face of adversity - the ability to bounce back, the tennis ball as opposed to the egg," explained Col. Jeff Short, medical director for the Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program directorate. When speaking about the emerging holistic Soldier concept implemented by the

  • BX/PX fits feet for long haul

    Servicemembers are expected to run long distances as part of their regular workout routine. With this in mind, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service offers a wide selection of footwear to help military shoppers here ensure they have shoes that properly fit their feet.AAFES' "Fit Your Foot" program

  • JB MDL helps servicemembers call home

    With more than 150,000 servicemembers serving overseas, keeping in touch with family and friends while deployed can be difficult.Members of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are doing their part to increase communication between servicemembers and loved ones by participating in the Cell Phones for

  • Airmen, Soldiers join on Lakehurst for Eagle Flag exercise

    More than 140 Airmen and Soldiers worked together on a new concept during the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Eagle Flag exercise on Lakehurst April 12. Eagle Flag is the U.S. military's premiere exercise for validating logistics port-opening procedures in an expeditionary environment.The

  • 99th RSC kicks off Best Warrior Competition

    Eleven Soldiers from units encompassing the 99th Regional Support Command area of responsibility arrived at the Maj. John P. Pryor Armed Forces Reserve Center here to kick off the second 99th RSC Best Warrior Competition. Command Sgt. Maj. Kurtis Timmer, 99th RSC presided this year's competition.

  • Soldier journalists prepare to cover brethren

    The 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment is mobilizing here, conducting mock press conferences and preparing news stories for its upcoming deployment to Balad, Iraq, where it will support the 13th Expeditionary Support Command.This organization, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is made up of 20

  • AFSA celebrates annual awards

    More than 70 members of the Air Force Sergeants Association Garden State Chapter 211 participated in the 2010 AFSA annual awards and installation banquet at the Tommy B's Community Activity Center here."The event was spectacular and had a great turnout," said Tech Sgt. Thomas Lyons, 305th Aerial