No sun fun run: New tradition starts at McGuire

More than 1,000 people descended on the asphalt near the fitness center Nov. 8 to participate in the first McGuire Mud Run. A mud run is not a typical marathon. Its race course has many obstacles on the path, forcing runners to not only test the limits of their legs, but the rest of their body and

Former McGuire NCO receives 2008 A/TA Young Leadership Award

McGuire Airmen participate in Jets' military appreciation day

More than 100 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen participated in the New York Jets Military Appreciation football game Nov. 9 at Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. The game, played against the St. Louis Rams, kicked off with the unveiling of a giant flag by 60 servicemembers

Future look: Strategic planners give glimpse of tomorrow's mobility force

Air Mobility Command strategic planners gave an insider's view into the future of air mobility today at the 40th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference here. The air mobility crystal ball contains airlifters able to takeoff and land on extremely short and unprepared airfields, aircraft

McGuire Phoenix Spouse recognized - November

Military families are unlike many other families. Frequent relocations - uprooting children from school and spouses from jobs - and the ever-present reality of overseas deployments, can cause stress for those families. Single servicemembers and their families, back home, also have to deal with the

Airmen graduate CCAF - Fall

Congratulations to Team McGuire's Community College of the Air Force Fall 2008 graduates. The CCAF's vision, incorporating the Air Force's core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do, is to prepare the world's best expeditionary-minded air, space and cyberspace

Electronic performance report routing now standardized

An Air Force Enterprise Information Management initiative to process officer and enlisted performance reports electronically became reality Oct. 1 when Air Force Personnel Center officials endorsed the first of three phases of AF Electronic Workflow Processing, or AF e-WP, thanks to a partnership

New AAFES chief dresses down uniform issues

As the Army and Air Force Exchange Service enlisted advisor to the commanding general of AAFES, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm now has the distinct opportunity to impact not only the service he loves, but all branches of service about uniform issues. He plans to carry out his mission through

2009 aviator continuation pay details released

Air Force officials here released the details Nov. 4 for aviator continuation pay for this fiscal year. For active duty Airmen, the program gives various rated aviators -- namely some pilots, combat systems officers and air battle managers -- the opportunity to sign an active duty service commitment

Change puts more $ in injured servicemembers' pockets

A military compensation policy change provides more money for servicemembers injured during service in the war on terrorism, a senior Defense Department official said Nov. 4 here. The Pay and Allowance Continuation program, known by the acronym PAC, is authorized by the 2008 National Defense