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Nov. 3, 2009
Joint base takes action for military families

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership assembled with military members and their families Oct. 29 during the Military Family Action Plan conference at the Timmerman Center on Dix. "Your task today is to find out what works, what doesn't and how to fix it," said Frances Booth, the program's
Oct. 29, 2009
Pope captain recalls deployment with Afghanistan provincial reconstruction team

With 16 years in the Air Force on both the enlisted and officer side of things, one captain knows that life isn't about settling for comfort, but pushing beyond what is thought possible. She cannot only strengthen herself, but her team as well. Capt. Beverly Mock, chief of 43rd Airlift Wing Public
Oct. 28, 2009
Little Rock leads joint force training effort at JFEX

The 19th Airlift Wing's own C-130s took the lead at Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 10-01 held here Oct. 25-29. According to Col. Dave Kasberg, 19th Operations Group commander and JFEX Air Mission commander, the purpose of the JFEX is to reestablish forcible entry capability through air power by
Oct. 27, 2009
Direct support: Air Force, AMC officials in 'full support' of Army's airlift needs

The Air Force has been setting records -- airdrop records -- month after month in 2009 in Afghanistan. In June, a record 2.8 million pounds of cargo was airdropped, only to be beaten in July with 2.9 million, in August with 3.6 million, and again in September with 3.6 million pounds. That's more
Oct. 26, 2009
Plans progress for C-27J Spartan inclusion into Air Force inventory; related direct support mission plans also moving ahead

Air Force plans to include the C-27J Spartan, the latest propeller-driven airlifter planned for the Air Force inventory, are steadily progressing. In April, through Resource Management Decision 802, Defense Secretary Robert Gates moved the C-27J program and its related direct support mission from
Oct. 26, 2009
Deployed McChord Airman helps develop Balad Wounded Warriors Program

"Don't count the days; make every day count," is the credo Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, the installation commander, recommends military members adopt during their tour here. One Airman who accepted this challenge, a native of Salina, Kan., helped develop a program to aid wounded warriors. As his
Oct. 21, 2009
JB MDL receives $1 million grant to aid exceptional family members

A $1 million grant was awarded to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst recently to provide assistance to military family members with disabilities. The grant coincides with the "Year of the Air Force Family," during which the Air Force has set out to examine and improve the quality of services for those
Oct. 19, 2009
Supporting the 'surge:' Mobility Airmen continue peak pace for Operation Enduring Freedom

In February, President Barack Obama authorized an additional 17,000 troops to "surge" into Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. Since then, mobility Airmen have met the challenge the entire way. To move that many personnel, a concentrated effort in the mobility airlift and air refueling
Oct. 16, 2009
Charleston technical sergeant honored for heroic actions

A Charleston AFB technical sergeant was honored on Oct. 15 for his heroism and bravery while suffering from injuries sustained during a patrol on his seventh deployment to the Middle East. Tech. Sgt. Michael Williams, an explosives ordnance disposal technician with the 437th Civil Engineer Squadron,
Oct. 16, 2009
Security forces Airmen aim for sniper marksmanship competition

Two security forces Airmen from Air Mobility Command's Little Rock AFB are taking aim at the 2009 Inter-Service Sniper Sustainment Training Exercise from Nov. 7 to 13 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. Staff Sgt. Carl Hook, 19th Security Forces Squadron security forces trainer and shooter, and Senior Airman Dane