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  • Act ends controversial personnel system

    With President Barack Obama's signature today on the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, a controversial pay-for-performance personnel system is abolished. About 220,000 Defense Department employees who had come under the National Security Personnel System will transition back to the

  • Joint Base volunteers make Day of Caring a reality

    Eighty-nine Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst volunteers worked up a sweat Oct. 24 while joining millions of other Americans to celebrate National Make a Difference Day. The Fort Dix community celebrated a Day of Caring for over 15 years, where military members would go out into the community and

  • Red Ribbon Week is Oct. 23-31

    More than two decades ago, Congress developed Red Ribbon week to teach the nation's youth about the dangers of drug use, encouraging a productive drug-free life.  Red Ribbon Campaign has grown and now impacts millions of Americans like no other drug prevention movement in history. This year, Red

  • Historical McGuire aircraft undergoes renovation

    The traffic circle at the McGuire passenger terminal buzzed with new activity Oct. 23 as Airmen from the 305th and 514th maintenance group prepared to clip the wings off the C-118 Liftmaster that has guarded the entrance to the terminal since 1982. The maintenance groups on McGuire have set out to

  • “Ghost Hunters” invade Lakehurst

    A production crew from the SyFy Channel's television series, "Ghost Hunters," arrived at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in early October to film an episode of the show. A crew of 17 descended on Lakehurst's Hangar 1 - the Hindenburg crash site - as well as the Branch Medical Clinic. They were out

  • 6th Airlift Squadron deploys, families bid farewell

    Family members were joined by 305th Air Mobility Wing and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership, as they bid farewell Oct. 26 to the 6th Airlift Squadron Airmen departing for Operations IRAQI AND ENDURING FREEDOM. A farewell ceremony was held at the JB MDL Passenger Terminal to mark the

  • Contingency Response Airmen build partnership capability in Egypt

    Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing bolstered Egypt's ability to mobilize its troops by training twenty Egyptian Airborne soldiers on U.S. airlift operations and cargo loading procedures during this year's BRIGHT STAR exercise in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 9-21. As the U.S. Air Force builds

  • 305th Air Mobility Wing quarter award winners announced

    Third quarter award winners were announced at the 305th Air Mobility Wing awards ceremony Oct. 23 here. Airman: Senior Airman Christine Condoleon, 6th Airlift Squadron NCO: Staff Sgt. Dean Piatz, 305th Aerial Port Squadron Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Susan Brough, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron Junior CGO:

  • 621st CRW announces award winners

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing recognized the following Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst personnel during the third quarter Commander's Call and Quarterly Awards ceremony here, Oct. 26: Airman: Senior Airman Stephen Smith, 817th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron NCO: Tech. Sgt. Joel Bane,