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  • Safety office offers important steps to prepare for emergencies

    An emergency action plan is important to prepare families in the event an emergency strikes. It's important to have a plan and know how to execute it at anytime, whether it's a natural disaster like a hurricane or flood, or even something as devastating as a terrorist attack on the country. The

  • AMC ops deputy briefs on manning issues

    Joint base Airmen filled the McGuire Theater Monday for a briefing on the current force management initiative.Brig. Gen. Bradley Pray, Air Mobility Command deputy director of operations, visited the base to provide Airmen some insight into the purpose of force management and what programs are

  • JB MDL celebrates holiday at White House

    Fifty Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst members joined close to 30,000 Americans April 5 on the South Lawn of the White House for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. A tradition dating back to 1861, the Easter Egg Roll gives children the opportunity to visit their Nation's Capitol for a day of

  • JB MDL civilians officially transfer to Air Force pay system

    Former Army and Navy civilian employees who transferred to the Air Force Oct. 1, 2009 to stand-up Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will officially transfer to the Air Force Pay System database April 11.Until now, the civilian employees were paid under the Army and Navy Defense Finance and Accounting

  • Road to victory...Best Warrior Competition

    The road to victory is not an easy route, but for the soldiers and non-commissioned officers who took the challenge of the Best Warrior Competition, that's the route they must take. The 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command Best Warrior Competition was held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

  • AMC to celebrate Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year banquet will recognize 12 finalists who represent the best of the best in AMC, April 8.During the banquet, one Airman from each of three categories - Airman, noncommissioned officer and Senior NCO - is chosen to represent AMC

  • Naval Station Newport breaks ground on new Army Reserve Center

    Muddy ground, thick fog and rainy skies couldn't keep guests away from the ground-breaking ceremony March 22 for the future Army Reserve Center in Newport, R.I.The event was hosted by Maj. Gen. William Monk III, commanding general of the Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at

  • Reservists mobilized to provide airlift support for Afghanistan troop surge

    More than 100 Reservists of the 514th Air Mobility Wing will mobilize in early April to support the ongoing troop surge to Afghanistan.The surge, which began in December, will add 30,000 servicemembers to the 70,000 that are already engaged in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.The mobilized reservists -

  • EC tactics squadron activated to support deploying Airmen

    A new era in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center officially began with several simple words and a brief unveiling of squadron colors March 26 here.Lt. Col. Scott Robinson became the first commander of the Center's newest unit, the 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron, after he received the new unit's

  • JB MDL 1st Sergeant nominated for Spirit of Hope award

    Master Sgt. Bubba G. V. Beason, of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is the 305th Maintenance Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command's 2010 nominee for the Spirit of Hope Award. He is first sergeant for the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Combined Air Power Transition Force, in