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  • NSC offers Thanksgiving driving tips

    NSC traffic safety experts offer advice for staying safe on the roads over the holiday weekend.The American Automobile Association is reporting that nearly 40 million Americans will pile into the family car and travel 50 or more miles from home to celebrate Thanksgiving 2009. Some of those travelers

  • Leaders send holiday safety message

    The Air Force's top leaders send the Air Force family a holiday safety message and remind all to celebrate responsibly.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz issued the following message: "Happy Holidays! Whether you are deployed, stationed

  • Flexibility: The key to airpower...and Space-A

    Have you ever dreamed of climbing the steps of an Egyptian pyramid or schussing down a black diamond ski slope in Bavaria? Or is digging your toes in the sand on a Hawaiian beach more your speed? Regardless of your dream vacation destination, Space-Available travel; or Space-A, can help turn your

  • General Johns takes command of AMC

    Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. assumed command of Air Mobility Command from Gen. Arthur J. Lichte in a ceremony here Nov. 20.AMC is responsible for providing rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. As the commander, General Johns acts as the lead agent for all mobility air

  • Policy opens federal job opportunities for qualifying military spouses

    A new executive policy has pushed open the door for qualifying military spouses to enter the federal workforce, enabling them to apply for more jobs advertised on USAJOBS.Executive Order 13473, which went into effect Sept. 11, 2009, identified three groups of qualifying spouses now eligible to apply

  • JB MDL 'Industry Day' attracts contractors, vendors

    More than 400 people attended thefirst Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Industry Day Nov. 19 at the McGuireCommunity Center.The conference was held to aid small business proprietors in applying forand securing government contracts from JB MDL. The theme was "DoingBusiness with the Joint Base" and

  • McGuire Airmen know meaning of service

    Twelve deployments in a 13-year timeframe is a lot for any military member, but for one Reservist from New Jersey it's not about the numbers, it's about helping the families; and he's not alone.Master Sgt. Jerome Ferguson, a member of the 514th Airlift Wing Services Flight is on his 12th rotation to