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  • Air Force doctor advances cyanide poisoning treatment

    In espionage novels, cyanide capsules are swallowed by captured spies who would rather commit suicide than divulge classified information. But the highly toxic chemical used in so many works of fiction is a real threat for being used as a terrorist weapon. Maj. (Dr.) Vik Bebarta, a physician and

  • CDC High Flyers - August 2009

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who scored 90 percent or better on their Career Development Course exams during the month of August. Staff Sgt. James Burns 87th Security Forces Squadron Airman 1st Class Shane Stower 87th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Airman 1st Class Constance Hicks 87th

  • Airmen graduate ALS Class 09-F

    Congratulations to the following Airmen for graduating from Airman Leadership School Class 09-F. The development of Airman Leadership School, and all professional military education, is based upon the premise that the Air Force needs efficient leadership at all levels. ALS is the first phase of an

  • Airmen encouraged to participate in 2009 USAF Marathon

    With less than three weeks before this year's United States Air Force Marathon, Air Mobility Command officials here are encouraging Airmen to participate in the annual event at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Even though the official AMC team has been selected, registration is open until the day before

  • Fiscal closeout may delay orders in hand

    Some Airmen may experience slight delays in receiving permanent-change-of-station orders in September as officials here begin implementing new procedures for closing out the fiscal year PCS budget. Active-duty Airmen with assignment report dates or a date eligible for return from overseas of January

  • Service Spotlight: Team McGuire Elite Honor Guard

    The Team McGuire Elite Honor Guard is comprised of 80 Airmen from Air Mobility Command's 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing and Air Force Reserve Command's 514th Air Mobility Wing. Responsible for four states covering 78,000 square miles, the McGuire Elite

  • Civil Air Patrol graduates 200-plus at JB MDL

    You probably saw some younger versions of yourself around base during the week of Aug. 18 -- marching, waiting in mess hall lines at Fort Dix and driving around in white vans. They wore genuine woodland camouflage BDUs and polished black boots which passed rigorous inspections. More than 130 of

  • JB MDL chapel announces AWANA children’s program

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Protestant Chapel community will begin the extremely popular children's Bible program, AWANA, Sept. 9. AWANA will meet every Wednesday evening at 6:15 p.m. in Chapel 2 (located in Falcon Courts North, near Discovery Elementary School). There are grade-specific

  • New vice chief of staff takes office

    Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler is the new vice chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. William M. Fraser III who held the position since October 2008. General Chandler comes to the Pentagon after two years of service as commander of Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S.

  • Base of preference requests can now be initiated online through vMPF

    Air Force Personnel Center officials have revamped the Voluntary Assignments Base of Preference Program to allow eligible enlisted members to initiate BOP requests online. Air Force members from the rank of E-8 and below can now apply for permanent change of station BOP, in-place BOP, or both