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  • McGuire's AFSA chapter hosts convention, named 2008 Chapter of the Year

    McGuire AFB's Air Force Sergeant's Association Garden State Chapter 211 and 211A hosted the AFSA Division II 32nd Annual Convention and Awards Banquet April 25 in Dover, Del. "The Division II convention is an opportunity for total force AFSA members to come together for training sessions, discuss

  • New selective re-enlistment bonus list announced

    Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 82 Air Force specialties. The revised listing increased bonuses for one Air Force specialty code--contracting. Seventeen AFSCs will receive lower SRBs than previously offered and seven AFSCs were

  • Take anti-flu drugs only after diagnosis, military doc says

    Senior military health officials are warning against taking antiviral medicines to fight the H1N1 flu virus until a doctor has confirmed the diagnosis. Most patients treated at military medical treatment facilities for flu-like symptoms don't actually have the H1N1 or any other kind of flu virus,

  • Program makes high-cost schooling available to troops, vets

    Servicemembers and veterans who enroll in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill will be able to attend some of the country's most prestigious, and high-cost, universities, thanks to a new program that's gaining momentum in academic circles. Keith Wilson, director of education service for the Veterans Benefits

  • Town halls provide forum for questions on Joint Base

    Created to educate the military, civilian and union communities about the newly established Joint Base here, the first of a series of town halls began this week on the three regional installations. Covering a wide range of topics, the informal public meetings were held April 27, 28 and 30, and

  • Medical officials at Joint Base on alert for H1N1 flu virus

    Although the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has identified seven suspected cases of the swine flu in the state, a medical official at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst said no one at any of the regional bases has reported ill with the H1N1 virus, which has killed scores of people

  • Key inspection to test units’ mettle

    Some of life's greatest lessons are learned during embarrassing moments, acknowledges Chief Master Sgt. James Lombardo, recalling a "Murphy's Law" day in painful detail. Stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Chief Lombardo was a young staff sergeant trying his best to impress two inspectors