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EOD Airmen bring innovation to a changing battlespace
October 31, 2023 — Airmen with the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit partnered with the Innovation Lab here to streamline the process of making more realistic training ordnance... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Tolley, explosive ordnance disposal technician from the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron, stands in front of an EOD workshop on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 10, 2023. The 87th CES/EOD implemented 3D printed training ordnance to rapidly adapt to new threats entering the battle space and more accurately simulate activation feedback from the device.

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team hosts training exercise
September 22, 2023 — The U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team hosted a training event on Sept 15, 2023, offering service members from around the joint base a taste of how the Atlantic Strike Team stays mission-ready... MORE

The Atlantic Strike Team is one of three global strike teams made by Congress during the Clean Water Act of 1972. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Thompson)

Vice Chief’s Challenge calls Airmen to operationalize Agile Combat Employment
February 23, 2023 — The goal of the DAF 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment... MORE

The Department of the Air Force 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge begins Feb. 21, 2023. The goal is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment. Submissions are due by May 22, 2023. Airmen whose ideas move forward in the challenge will be paired with innovators from across the force, to include key players on the Air Force headquarters staff who advocate to adopt similar concepts. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Douglas Landry)

421st CTS gives Ravens hands-on training
September 30, 2021 — The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's Phoenix Raven Qualification Course is dedicated to training its students to protect military aircraft in austere environments. Similarly, the 421st Combat Training Squadron has been dedicated to ensuring each Raven participant receives hands-on experience during the course. The 421st CTS partnered with the 305th Operations Support Squadron, Army Support Activity, Dix, and several other agencies to deconstruct two C-130 Hercules and provide Phoenix Ravens with real-life experience while in training. ... MORE

A photo of a C-130 Hercules engine sitting on the flightline.

DoD to restructure 50 hospitals, clinics to improve readiness
February 28, 2020 — The Department of Defense announced, Feb. 19, plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world... MORE