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  • Air Force Warriors: MWD team arrives in Afghanistan for special duty

    This is the second in a series of three stories following a military working dog team from training in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Training Course through a deployment.) BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Climbing down the stairs of the commercial DC-10 in near darkness on

  • Expeditionary Center EOD instructor provides first-hand knowledge to students

    Tech. Sgt. Vandiver K. Hood quickly returned to the podium less than a week after his post deployment leave in late February to instruct Advanced Contingency Skills Training students on improvised explosive device, or IED, recognition and response procedures. Sergeant Hood deployed to Iraq from July

  • Training to manage change

    For servicemembers, change is something that can happen on a daily basis. From joint basing to restructure and reorganization, change can be overwhelming. But, change can also be an opportunity, according to the Dale Carnegie Training. McGuire, Fort Dix and Lakehurst personnel recently attended a

  • Air Force warriors: MWD team trains for Afghanistan deployment

    This is the first in a series of three stories highlighting a military working dog team training in the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Warrior Training Course then following the team through its deployment.) FORT DIX, N.J. - He thinks to himself, "We don't have weather like this in

  • Keep on dreamin'

    Dreams do come true. After a lot of hard work and dedication, Airman 1st Class Alice Lewis, 621st Contingency Response Wing logistics planner, was recently selected as a vocalist for the 2008 Tops in Blue cast. Tops in Blue is an all-active duty U.S. Air Force special unit made up of talented

  • Get reconnected with your partner after deployment

    Although deployments are typical and expected across a military career, each deployment is unique and has its own set of challenges and rewards. It is important to understand the distinct set of circumstances surrounding each deployment, particularly when it comes to maintaining and sustaining

  • Phoenix Spouses assist parents, families of deployed members

    Military families are unlike many other families. Frequent relocations - uplifting 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 the stress