Civilian employees to receive equal base salary increases

Defense Department employees paid under the National Security Personnel System will receive the same base salary increases this year as their General Schedule counterparts, a Defense Department official said Sept. 29. The move comes as senior Defense Department, Office of Personnel Management and

Oktoberfest 2009

Communications present no ‘show-stoppers’ in joint-base endeavor

Personnel from the 87th Communications Squadron finished preparing 300 computers here Sept. 18 to be installed at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in support of the joint-base endeavor. Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base and NAES Lakehurst are all combining support services in accordance with a

621st CRW supports Africa Partnership Station 2009

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here recently returned from a six-month split deployment to West Central Africa in support of Africa Partnership Station 2009, an initiative aimed at improving maritime safety and regional security on the African continent. APS is an international,

'Happy babies' at JB MDL

Reserve, retired rated officers given active-duty opportunity

The secretary of the Air Force has initiated two voluntary recall to active duty programs and expanded the number of eligible Air Force specialties for an existing one to help minimize the service's critical shortage of rated officers. "The rapid expansion of unmanned aircraft systems as well as

Joint Base members selected as 2009 Air Force Club Membership scholarship winners

Two Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst members were among twenty-five individuals recently selected to receive $1,000 scholarships through the Air Force Services Club Membership Scholarship Program. Club members and their families were given the opportunity to submit a 500-word essay on "The High Cost

Air Force Security Forces, DOD police collaborate to keep Joint Base secure

As part of the ongoing joint base effort, Department of Defense police at Lakehurst and Fort Dix will merge into the Air Force security forces squadron at McGuire Air Force Base effective Oct. 1. This merger will ensure a seamless - and secure - transition to the new Joint Base

Air Force officials begin search for new aerial tanker

Senior Department of Defense and Air Force officials announced the rollout of the KC-X Acquisition Program at a Pentagon briefing Sept. 24. Air Force leaders are seeking a replacement for the KC-135 Stratotanker that has been a stalwart of the tanker fleet for more than 53 years. Today, the

"Year of the Air Force Family" Web site launched

Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort. Airmen and their families can log on to http://www.af.mil/yoaff/index.asp  to learn about AF-wide initiatives, monthly themes and programs, as well as contact local installation Airman Family and