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MDL Airmen provide logistical support for operations overseas
June 7, 2017 — Airmen of the 305th Aerial Port Squadron enable the mission essential function of logistical support for servicemembers and their families throughout the world. The port is accountable for the careful packaging and handling of cargo consisting of furniture, base building supplies, weapons, aircraft parts and even entire vehicles. The 305th APS... MORE

Airmen with the 305th Aerial Port Squadron prepare a pallet of cargo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 2, 2017. Mission essential cargo assembled by the Airmen is stored in the warehouse here prior to being shipped overseas.

AMC’s medical community collaborates to improve care
June 2, 2017 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Medical group commanders, aeromedical squadron commanders and superintendents from across Air Mobility Command gathered here May 22 to 23, 2017 to learn how to improve care within their military treatment facilities.“It is about a change in culture,” said Brig. Gen. Lee Payne, AMC surgeon general. “The Air Force... MORE

Brig. Gen. Lee Payne, AMC surgeon general, speaks to more than 30 medical group commanders, aeromedical squadron commanders and superintendents from across Air Mobility Command May 22, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base Ill. The leaders are here to learn how to improve care within their military treatment facilities.

Dover AFB hosts first ground transportation rodeo
December 7, 2016 — Approximately 25 Airmen participated in the first ground transportation rodeo here Dec. 2, 2016. A total of six, two-man teams from Team Dover’s 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s 87th LRS out of New Jersey showcased their abilities during the competition... MORE

Vehicle operations Airmen assigned to the 436th and 87th Logistics Readiness Squadrons, from Dover Air Force Base, Del., and McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., respectively, pose for a group photo after the ground transportation rodeo Dec. 2, 2016, at Dover AFB. Team MDL took home the traveling trophy after winning both the team and overall time categories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)

Public Health Airmen provide late-night hearing tests for maintainers
August 11, 2016 — Airman 1st Class Kevin B. Baker checks Tech. Sgt. Daniel Cavazos’ ears for blockage prior to an audiogram (hearing test) at the 87th Medical Group on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 10, 2016. Public Health stepped up to help out night-shift aircraft maintainers and ensure preventative medical care is available to them. Baker is an 87th... MORE

Airman 1st Class Kevin B. Baker checks Tech. Sgt. Daniel Cavazos’ ears for blockage prior to an audiogram (hearing test) at the 87th Medical Group on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 10, 2016. Public Health stepped up to help out night shift aircraft maintainers and ensure preventative medical care is available to them. Baker is an 87th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician and Cavazos is a 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight line expeditor.

Making a difference, one fire truck at a time
August 5, 2016 — Case in point, Master Sgt. Jorge A. Narvaez, a traditional New Jersey Air National Guardsman with the 108th Security Forces Squadron, is in the process of getting a fire truck sent to Nicaragua.Narvaez, who is originally from Nicaragua, came to the United States in 1981 and has served with the Princeton Police Department as a patrolman for 22... MORE

Master Sgt. Jorge A. Narvaez, left, 108th Wing Security Forces, New Jersey Air National Guard, poses for a photo in front of a 1982 Mack 1250 GPM pumper fire truck at Mercer Engine No. 3 fire department in Princeton, N.J., July 13, 2016. Narvaez was instrumental in getting the truck donated to a group of volunteer firefighters in Managua, Nicaragua through the Denton Program, which allows U.S. citizens and organizations to use space available on military cargo aircraft to transport humanitarian goods to countries in need.