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

JB MDL Soldier receives promotion

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

Don't be a target

The risk of becoming an intelligence target increases greatly during foreign travel. As an American military member or government employee traveler with access to useful information, it is possible to become the target of foreign intelligence or security service anytime in any country. The threat is

Sailors, Coast Guardsmen train for Afghanistan, Pakistan Hands Program

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen from across the country have entered into the final phase of their training here as they prepare to embark on their mission assignment to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands Program.The Af-Pak Hands Program was initiated by, and is under the direct oversight of, the Joint

JB MDL ‘green’ shoppers save more at AAFES stores

The base exchange/post exchange is rewarding military shoppers who are doing their part for the environment through its new "Use a Bag, Save the Planet" initiative. Instead of using traditional plastic bags, retail facilities at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst main exchange are encouraging

McGuire Airmen continue to support Haiti relief

Air Force reservists from the 514th Air Mobility Wing here continue to provide aerial port and translator skills in Haiti for earthquake relief efforts. Members of the 35th and 88th Aerial Port squadrons arrived in Haiti in mid-February. Living on meals, ready to eat and residing in tents, the nine

All Services Meet or Exceed March Recruiting Goals

The military services met or exceeded their March recruiting goals for the active and reserve components, Defense Department officials reported April 16.Also, officials said, retention is above the goals for the first six months of the fiscal year.The active Army signed up 6,615 recruits in March

SMA testifies to Congress on force stress, resilience

The Army's senior enlisted advisor told members of Congress Wednesday that what keeps him awake at night is stress on the force.Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston testified to the House Appropriations Committee military construction subcommittee alongside his service counterparts from the