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  • 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

  • Soldiers get crash course in government

    In some countries news video of foreign military forces entering a government building signify a coup, but civil affairs Soldiers from the Army Support Activity-Dix traveled to Bensalem Township, Pa., to learn about local government first-hand in preparing for their deployment to Iraq.Most young

  • JB MDL Engineer named Hot Technology winner

    Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division engineer Joe Wolfe, from Lakehurst, N.J., was recently selected as the Navy's winner in the 2010 Hot Technology contest for developing the Fine Mist Water Nozzle. The nozzle dramatically improves the ability to extinguish fires in small contained areas.

  • Stellar quarter for Navy's fuel savings

    Naval Sea Systems Command's Incentivized Energy Conservation (i-ENCON) initiative announced March 18 that Navy ships realized 354,000 barrels of fuel avoidance during the first quarter fiscal year 2010.The savings represent an increase of 4.9 percent from the previous quarter."These efforts increase

  • Army Reserve swears in new top NCO

    The 11th command sergeant major of the Army Reserve was sworn in Tuesday at the Pentagon after filling the position for nearly two months.Command Sgt. Maj. Michael D. Schultz served as the top NCO for Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan before replacing the now retired Command Sgt. Maj. Leon