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  • Hearts Apart Christmas helps families smile

    Christmas spirit was in the air as children smiled, giggled and fidgeted in their seats waiting for the big event to begin. They had that somewhat mischievous grin on their faces, and you knew exactly what they were thinking ... it's time for presents! The McGuire Airman and Family Readiness Center

  • The Defense Domain: ADC is here for you

    Most Air Force members have an intuitive sense to go see the doctor when they have a fever or a dentist when they have a toothache. They also know to go to the Finance Office if their pay is incorrect and to the Airman and Family Readiness Center for help with setting up a budget. However, there is

  • Spiritually committed: Chaplain assistants continue devotion to Airmen

    In a unique E-9 quorum, the Air Force and three command functional chiefs for the service's chaplain assistant career field came together here in early November to discuss current issues of the day and the future mission of their career field. Their visit to Fort Dix was mainly to observe and

  • Back from Baghdad: USAF EC member reflects on life in the Green Zone

    For more than six months, Master Sgt. Jeffrey Ball of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Expeditionary Operations School was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Baghdad, Iraq. Sergeant Ball returned in late July and reflects on his time there as a key participant in support of

  • Remembering Lieutenant Jones: Airman searches for a family of a hero

    Memorial Day 2007 was a day that Arlington National Cemetery was at its finest. Each gravesite was adorned with American flags, and many also either had wreaths, flowers and even personal memorabilia left behind by visiting families. Even the weather was appropriate with partly cloudy to overcast

  • Heritage to Horizons: Documenting Air Force history through art

    Through the past 60 years of its history, the Air Force has been documented in photos, videos, books and many other forms of media. For 57 of those years, however, another form of archiving history has taken place through the eyes of hundreds of artists. Established in 1950, the Air Force Art

  • Airmen with a nose for danger

    A Blackhawk helicopter lowers itself to the ground--voices are drowned out by the running rotors. Some of the soon-to-be passengers are muzzled. Waiting patiently, they are in a staggered formation to board the helicopter that will take them on a training flight over Fort Dix, N.J. No ordinary

  • Tobacco, oral health and military readiness: A Leadership Issue

    "You're not healthy without good oral health," said Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General. I'm amazed at the numbers of active-duty patients who use tobacco despite increased awareness of the risks. More than 28 percent of our McGuire personnel smoke, use smokeless tobacco or use both, a