AMC goes green with aircraft engine washes

Air Mobility Command bases are using a new aircraft engine wash system that's not only better for the plane, but also it is better for the environment. The EcoPower Engine Wash System is a system that uses atomized water, collects the effluent water and purifies it for recycled use. EcoPower

AF officials announce new discrimination hotline number

The Air Force Discrimination Hotline has a new toll free number that will serve all active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen. The hotline number will ensure all unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment concerns are quickly identified and addressed. "The Air Force is committed to ensuring

Revised 'Little Brown Book' now available

Air Force officials here recently revised Air Force instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, also known as "The Little Brown Book," and the electronic version is available now with hardcopies expected to be available in May. The guide has long been a staple of establishing expectations and

Scholarships available for chaplaincy students

In an effort to better provide spiritual care to Airmen, Air Force officials are offering scholarships for individuals who want to become service chaplains. The religious professional scholarship program is designed to help fill manning shortfalls within the chaplaincy for underrepresented faiths

SECAF visits McGuire

AFSA Chapter 211 honors McGuire members

The Air Force Sergeant Association Garden State Chapter 211 recognized its top performers during the annual honors and installation banquet March 26 at The Club. "The annual honors banquet is an opportunity for active-duty Airmen, retirees and civilians throughout the area to come together to

Falconers, natural predators keep airways safe

2 become 1: MSS, SVS merge into 87th FSS

The 87th Mission Support Squadron and 87th Services Squadron will merge to form the 87th Force Support Squadron during a ceremony April 3, 3 p.m., at the McGuire golf course. Lt. Col. John Clark, 87th SVS commander, will become the first 87th FSS commander. Lt. Col. Christopher Wyckoff, 87th MSS

621st CRW brings mobility support to large-scale disaster relief exercise

If an earthquake triggered a tsunami that wiped out the southern coast of Puerto Rico, who would you call? To help answer that question, more than 80 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here deployed to eight locations throughout Puerto Rico and the outlying island of St. Thomas, and

McGuire goes ‘green’ with solar panel installation

Continuing efforts to go "green," reduce energy cost and consumption, and become an energy-neutral base by 2015, McGuire recently completed two solar panel installation projects. The first of the projects was a 14 kilowatt installation at the McGuire Library that was commissioned in February and the