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  • JB MDL recognizes August as Antiterrorism Awareness Month

    This year Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst recognizes the month of August as Antiterrorism Awareness Month.Last year, the U.S. Army declared August as AT Awareness Month and in the spirit of joint basing, JB MDL is adopting this as a best practice.The purpose of this month is to heighten AT

  • Celebrating 221 years of service

    On August 4th we celebrate the 221st birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard.Our Service started as a vision of Alexander Hamilton who wrote, "a few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at a small expense be made useful sentinels of the laws." In 1790, President George

  • Never be afraid to ask for help

    "[People who fail...] do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving, said best by Dennis Waitley. Establishing goals and working towards them are great ways to maintain measured focus and completion of tasks. I found this to be most true as I prepared to take my USAF fitness

  • Finding what works for you

    I think it has been well established that regular, consistent exercise is good for you.Unfortunately, however, we often approach exercise like so many other things. We figure that if some exercise is good, then even more should be better. We also figure if moderate intensity is good, then extreme

  • Discipline vs. punishment: balance between the two

    I received my first letter of counseling when I was late reporting for duty in 1996. It wasn't the first time, but it was my first LOC. After the counseling session, I signed my name on the paperwork and left my supervisor's office. I wanted to hide from everyone I worked with. I felt like I failed

  • Summer not a time for complacency

    Summer is hot. That's the theme for this year's Critical Days of Summer campaign, which kicked off May 27.By now, you've read the summer safety messages in the base paper, or heard them from your supervisor, commander and safety professionals at all levels. These messages include knowing the risks,

  • Standards of courage

    The other day at lunch I saw something that really stuck with me. A colonel excused himself from his dining companions for a moment and went over to an Airman at another table. Discretely, he corrected her on improper wear of the uniform.Is this something to be concerned about? Is this what leaders

  • The Millennial Air Force

    When I arrived at my first duty station in the fall of 2000, one of the first things my supervisor did was hand me the most horrid hat I had ever seen in my life. It was a blue "trucker-style" mesh hat with a blue rope stretched across the bill displaying my new organization's shield with gold

  • Insider threat: Always be aware of surroundings

    These are difficult times for everyone in the Department of Defense as budget reductions collide with increased security actions. The misrepresented "religious" war continues overseas and the recent death of the world's number one terrorist at the hands of the American military helps to radicalize