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  • Meet the new 87th Mission Support Group Commander

    The 87th Mission Support Group recently welcomed its new commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Janette D. Ketchum, to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.Ketchum now leads a team of more than 3,100 personnel and is responsible for security forces, force support, communications, contracting and logistics

  • From Army Reserve helicopter maintainer to Air Force medical group commander

    “I enlisted in the Army Reserve after college because I wanted to serve; however, I was not sold on the military as a career at that point. The Army offered me the opportunity to work on helicopters part-time and that was an easy sell,” said Colonel Charles “Scott” Hughes.Nearly 22 years later,

  • Airman becomes children’s superhero

    Huge smiles spread across children’s faces as a group of superheroes¬¬¬¬—including Captain America, Spider-Man and Wolverine— walked into the Nemours/Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children in support of Camp WeBelong July 31, 2019 in Wilmington, Delaware. Amongst the group was U.S. Air Force Tech.

  • Aircraft simulators: Training Airmen for real-world flights

    Being one of two Air Force installations that train Airmen to operate on a KC-10 Extender, Joint Base MDL has an important job of ensuring its students get the best possible training available. The KC-10 aircrew training simulator facility provides the students with instructors who not only have

  • Stellar Sailor leads by example

    The fluorescent lighting in the hangar glared off his glasses. He stood with rigid posture and a professional stance for an interview about his journey wearing the digital desert uniform. His spine was bone straight, arms in front of him with his hands overlapping each other. His shoulders squared

  • Airman awarded for heroic actions

    An American Airman walked around in a sea of coyote brown with his M4 carbine cradled in his arms, pointed toward the silt beneath his feet. Another day in the sweltering heat of Afghanistan. Every day he thinks of his four-year-old daughter who waits for his arrival back home in Georgia.           

  • First sergeant overcomes pain for Justice

    She opened the door to her office with a broad grin from ear to ear. The braids in her bright blonde hair caught the light, the diamond stamped beneath her rooftop stripes stood prominent on each arm, completing her sharp sage appearance. Framed certificates line the wall and a wooden rack filled

  • Air Mobility Command takes home Sadler Cup

    Purple haze blocked the team’s view charging toward the white arch that hung over the finish line. Five miles of challenging dismounted operations obstacles had the team covered in mud and dripping sweat. Struggling to focus on putting one foot in front of the other, the Air Mobility Command team

  • New command chief inspires motivation, positivity

        Driving home for the summer after freshman year of college, a young man of 19 noticed a towering billboard on the side of the road. In bold camouflage colors, the words ‘U.S. Armed Forces’ stretched from one end to the other.     It was in this moment the Flora, Illinois native made the