Joint basing efforts underway at McGuire, 2 other AMC bases

Three Air Mobility Command bases are in the process of merging with two Army posts and a Naval Air Station as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission which identified that these military facilities could be combined to streamline operational efficiency and save tax-payer's

Entertainers join Elmo to help military families find 'new normal'

Sesame Workshop will air a PBS special April 1 aimed at helping military families cope with changes. Actor/singer Queen Latifah and singer John Mayer will join Elmo to present, "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change." The special carries a message for children whose parents suffered a

305th SVS child care coordinator addresses when to use CDC, FCC Providers

What is the regulation for using a babysitter in military housing? The regulation states that if your child is being watched once in a while (less than 10 hours per week and not on a consistent basis), you may take your child/children to a babysitter. An example would be going to a movie or

Can Do Crew - Airman 1st Class Bekah Phy

McGuire Airman to perform with Tops in Blue

Out of more than 400 hopefuls, only 31 Airmen were recently chosen to perform with the 2009 Tops in Blue cast. Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Collins, 305th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, was one of the talented few. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of

Anticipating threats key to success, commander says

Anticipating threats is the key to readiness, the chief of the combatant command responsible for the military role in homeland defense said. Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, said that when he took over the reins two years

'Scholarships for Military Children' application deadline nears

For military parents who have children about to enter college or already attending, the opportunity to apply for a $1,500 scholarship through the Defense Commissary Agency's Scholarships for Military Children Program is ending Feb. 18. Applications are available in commissaries worldwide. You may

Official thanks military blood donors

As Armed Services Blood Program officials join with the rest of the nation in observing National Blood Donor Month, the program's director expressed gratitude for the more than 165,000 donations from Defense Department military, civilians and their families in 2008. "January is designated every year

President Obama thanks troops, pledges support

President Barack Obama thanked U.S. troops and pledged to provide the resources they need to accomplish their missions Jan. 28 in his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief. President Obama spoke to reporters here after meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert

Air Force works aggressively to reduce bird strikes

As an ongoing investigation continues on a bird strike that caused a passenger jet's engines to fail last week after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, Air Force safety officials said they're well-versed on the dangers of bird strikes and aggressively are working to prevent them. National