Lakehurst Thanksgiving food program exceeds goals

The 2009 Thanksgiving Food Basket program on Lakehurst was successful due to the generosity of the members of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst family. Almost 200 baskets were purchased with the money raised. These were distributed to military, veteran and civilian families in the region as a

Former MAC commander remembered

Gen. Paul K. Carlton, former commander of the Military Airlift Command, passed away Nov. 23 at the age of 89 in San Antonio, Texas. General Carlton was commander of MAC from Sept. 26, 1972, to March 31, 1977."General Carlton's accomplishments as a commander will be remembered and honored; he

JB MDL celebrates first Thanksgiving

Airmen provide ground forces airpower in Afghanistan

Joint terminal attack controllers conduct their symphony of airpower with radios and field computers. Their orchestra is an assembly of joint and coalition aircraft, including F-15E Strike Eagles, B-1B Lancers, Navy F/A-18 Hornets and F-16 Fighting Falcons from various bases. Together, JTACs and

Security forces train for deployment at JB MDL

Members of the 113th Security Forces Squadron of the District of Columbia Air National Guard recently attended the Air Force Phoenix Warrior Training Course here at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center.Security forces members from several states attend the course to learn skills they may need to

LCC begins Fleet-wide roll-out this month

The Center for Personal and Professional Development  is rolling out Modules 1 and 2 of the Leadership Core Continuum  this month.LCC training is designed to meet the continuing process of training and developing enlisted leaders in pay grades E4 through E6."CPPD is working diligently on the next

Joint program aims to reduce firefighter injuries

Firefighting may be near the top of the Defense Department's list of high-risk occupations, but there's a move afoot to make it safer. According to reports, Defense Department firefighter injuries -- more than 1,000 new incidents each year -- have cost the department nearly $30 million a year. When

South N.J. community shares holiday spirit with deploying service members

Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors took a break from the combat training field at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 26 to indulge in a Thanksgiving Day feast with supporters of the military from the local community.Military members currently attending pre-deployment combat skills training for

'First-strike ration' aims for better nutrition

Several military organizations are working together to provide servicemembers with healthy, good-tasting, sustainable and nutritionally sound combat rations. "We're charged with a fairly awesome task, and that is to fuel the Defense Department's most flexible and adaptable weapons platform, and

Kirkuk airmen train Iraqis to train Iraqis

Lt. Col. Chris Spigelmire has defined success in Iraq, "The better we do our jobs, the fewer people they'll send to replace us until we don't have to be here at all.""The trick is," he added, "the Iraqi air force has to be able to do what we're doing without us around."Spigelmire, deployed from