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  • Operation Homefront extends scholarship deadline to Aug. 15

    Operation Homefront is extending the deadline to apply for scholarships totaling $50,000 to active duty and reserve military spouses. The 33 scholarships may be used for study in a university, college, accredited trade school, certificate program, vocational school or community college. The funds

  • CAP cadets complete first hurdle - basic encampment

    You may have seen them marching, waiting in mess hall lines at Fort Dix and driving around in white vans. They wear real woodland camouflage BDUs and polished black boots that will have to pass inspection. They're Civil Air Patrol cadets, on base for a week for Civil Air Patrol New Jersey Wing Basic

  • 'The More the Merrier' at multiples playgroup

    The More the Merrier is the name (and policy) of a newly revitalized multiples playgroup that meets on the first Friday of every month here at McGuire. The playgroup, sponsored by Family Advocacy Services, is looking to expand their group of twins, triplets, and parents. According to Allyson

  • Airmen look for, develop, implement energy conservation methods

    With summer upon us, and oil prices setting record highs almost daily, it's a great time to refocus on the wing's enduring theme of preserving our resources. As our 4th Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Thomas D. White, so eloquently stated (back in 1959!): "The mission of the Department of Defense is

  • Chiefs outlast the Eagles

    In a hard-fought game, with a final score of 14-13, the Chiefs earned bragging rights against the Eagles on July 22 on field 4 by the base chapel. In what is typically an annual game, the Chiefs, the highest ranking Enlisted Airmen, played the Eagles, the base's ranking Officers. This year, however,

  • McGuire members continue to work ‘smarter, not harder’

    The 305th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment section recently held a rapid improvement event here. "The goal of the RIE was to increase the inspection efficiency of aircraft servicing equipment," said. 1st Lt. David Stone, 305 MXS assistant officer in-charge of maintenance flight and

  • McGuire energizes recycling program

    Team McGuire currently does an excellent job of recycling. Last year alone, we recycled enough paper and cardboard to save 5,000 trees and enough aluminum from soda cans and scrap metal to save an amount of energy equivalent to 35,000 gallons of gasoline. In addition to saving energy and being good