Airman goes for gold on the wrestling mat

Everyone has a different reason for joining the Air Force; for Tyler Westlund, it was to wrestle.Growing up in a small farm town in northern Illinois, the 88th Air Base Wing military personnel section technician, started wrestling when his high school developed a program his freshman year.“I was

Civil Air Patrol to Commemorate First NJ Flight

Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, will celebrate its founding 75 years ago with the unveiling of a specially commissioned commemorative bronze marker to be installed at the former Bader Field. The special ceremony will take place during CAP’s Northeast Region/New

U.S. Attorneys visit JB MDL

New Jersey State Attorneys that specialize in assisting service members with legal matters shared experiences and tips spoke to active, guard and reserve Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors here, Jan. 18.Paul Fishman, U.S. Attorney, N.J., spoke to service members on different laws like the Uniformed

Update to DHS REAL ID Act of 2005 Enforcement

In October 2016, JB MDL began enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) REAL ID Act of 2005. The REAL ID Act of 2005 establishes minimum security standards for state-issued driver's license and identifications. It prohibits federal installations from accepting state-issued driver's

JB officials release annual drinking water consumer confidence reports

Joint Base officials from the 87th Civil Engineering Group and Aerospace Medicine Squadron released the 2015 Consumer Confidence Reports for the base's three water drinking water systems as of May 26, 2016.The CCR is a federally-mandated document summarizing annual drinking water testing results for

Justin Gielski: American Ninja Warrior

Tech. Sgt. Justin B. Gielski may be the next American Ninja Warrior.Problem is, he can't tell you. At least, not yet.In June, the New Jersey Air National Guard Airman competed in Las Vegas in the finals of the popular television show that requires strength, agility, endurance and more than a little

National Urban Search and Rescue Task Force begins mission at JB MDL

Joint Base 101 offers full intro to installation

Community members met at the North Chapel Nov. 16, for the Joint Base Seminar 101, hosted by the Warfighter and Family Readiness Center, to learn about the programs and services available to them on and off base. This was the second Joint Base Seminar 101 held at JB MDL which focused on presenting

Make your vote count with FVAP

Voters who have not registered for the Nov. 2 election or requested a ballot still have time to cast their vote. With the new federal mandate for electronic transmission, voters can complete all steps of the voting process at www.fvap.gov. The Federal Voting Assistance Program allows servicemembers

Toolkit helps separating servicemembers land jobs

Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines separating from the military can get extra help in finding a job from a new Defense Department resource.Specialists in the Pentagon's Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy Office, part of the Office of Personnel and Readiness, recently developed the Career