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  • Mobility Airmen take C-5M on first direct Arctic overflight to Afghanistan

    Fourteen mobility Airmen teamed together to fly a C-5M Super Galaxy on a direct, non-stop mission from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Bagram on June 5 and 6, 2011.The flight was the first time a U.S. Air Force plane flew this northern route from the U.S., over Canada and into the Arctic Circle, then

  • World War II 19th Bombardment Group chaplain honored

    On May 26, Chaplain (1st Lt.) Joseph Verbis Lafleur was inducted into the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame here. Chaplain Lafleur's brief military career was spent entirely with the 19th Bombardment Group in New Mexico and the Phillippines before and during World War II. The young Catholic chaplain

  • Active shooter exercise strengthens joint-base security

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst spent much of June 2 on lockdown as the installation held an active shooter exercise for the second time within the last six months.The exercise tests the joint base's ability to respond to an active-shooter event, similar to the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, when a

  • 314th MOS becomes numbered flight

    The 314th Maintenance Operations Squadron here gained a new name and a new commander June 1, 2011, during a re-designation ceremony at Hangar 1080.During the ceremony, Maj. Dennis Higuera, outgoing 314th MOS commander, relinquished command of the squadron by handing the squadron flag to Col. Steven

  • JB MDL commemorates Sailors' triumph at Midway

    A ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Midway was held here May 3.More than 350 military and community members gathered at Lakehurst to honor the Sailors and Marines who displayed courage, sacrifice and heroism in the Pacific during World War II.The ceremony also celebrated

  • Felts Field open house displays AMC lineage

    The Experimental Aviation Association shared a piece of Air Mobility Command history with the local community during Felts Field's first open house June 4 when one of 12 flight-capable B-17 Flying Fortresses rumbled through the sky and landed for tours for aviation enthusiasts' and two World

  • Scott Airman earns Bronze Star

    On May 23 Staff Sgt. Nathanael Lindsay was presented a Bronze Star Medal during the 375th Air Mobility Wing commander's call for his actions as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team leader while deployed with the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq in support of

  • Special duty view: Ceremonial guardsmen at Dover AFB

    In order to fill its unique mission requirements, the Air Force employs servicemembers in specialized positions to perform a specific duty. These special duties allow Airmen to step outside their conventional role and experience a completely new side of the Air Force. One such position is the

  • Students make quilts for Japan at Travis AFB

    Emotions were high as people across the world tuned in to their televisions March 11 to see images of a devastating tsunami sweeping over the landscape of Japan's coast. The tsunami, a result of a massive earthquake, caused lost lives and displaced families. Travis became the entry point for more