Online master's program extended to captains

Air University officials here will offer eligible mid-level Air Force captains a unique educational opportunity to enroll in an online master's degree beginning this December. The degree is designed to be career-relevant and is intended to accommodate the current high operations tempo environment,

Air Force officials make first major move toward a central network

Air Force officials recently took the first major steps recently in moving e-mail and network services into what will become the central Air Force Network. Within today's environment, major commands and some subordinate units operate their own networks, but the Active Directory and Exchange project

Flexibility key to airpower, 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 perhaps digging your toes in the sand on a Hawaiian beach is more your speed. Well, there is a perfect way to make these dreams become a reality: space-available

NAVAIR officials cut ribbon for new system on Lakehurst

Officials from Naval Air Systems Command and the local community celebrated the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System at a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Nov. 12. EMALS is an armature, the portion of a catapult that an aircraft tail hook connects to when it lifts off. This system will be installed on

Soldiers compete for top honors

Five Soldiers from the 77th Sustainment Brigade participated in a challenging competition that tested their mental and physical abilities here Nov. 14-15. The Soldiers competed on Dix to determine who would represent the brigade in the 2010 Best Warrior Competition at the command level,

CFC holds fundraiser at JB MDL Commissary

Commentary: Survive the forty critical nights of winter

From Thanksgiving eve through the end of the New Years Day-weekend there will be 40 nights of which almost half will be followed by a non-working day for most. Many of these nights will involve holiday gatherings, and other opportunities for socializing. This period should be considered critical

Drill team wows joint audience at JB MDL

The United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team conducted a drill performance here Nov. 16 for members of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.A 16-man team performed the 20-minute performance in Hangar 1823.As one of the Air Force's premier demonstration teams, the team is a traveling component of

UPDATE: JB MDL congratulates new chief selects

Seven Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Senior Master Sgts. were selected for promotion to Chief. They will join an elite group of Airmen. Only the top one percent of the enlisted force are promoted to the grade of E-9.87th Air Base WingCheri M. Sanders305th Air Mobility WingRobert W. RicePhillip M.

Rise of the cyber wingman

Every day, malicious code, worms, botnets and hooks attack Air Force computers hardware, software and the Internet. They infiltrate classified information and compromise national security. In response, Air Force officials are stepping up their mission to defend cyberspace.Mission success is the goal