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  • Commander inaugurates first tri-service base

    The 87th Air Base Wing commander kicked off her first commander's call as she assumed the role of commander, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to celebrate the inauguration of the nation's only tri-base military installation on Oct. 2. Dignitaries including Congressmen, local politicians, military

  • Giants of airpower celebrate at McChord

    Sixty-two years of airpower excellence -- past, present and future, connected more than 600 Airmen, family members and community leaders as they gathered here Sept. 26 to celebrate the 62nd Air Force birthday with guest of honor, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz.Following a powerful

  • Communications present no 'show-stoppers' in joint-base endeavor

    Personnel from the 87th Communications Squadron finished preparing 300 computers here Sept. 18 to be installed at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in support of the joint-base endeavor. Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base and NAES Lakehurst are all combining support services in accordance with a

  • Grand Forks Airmen help WWII vets see well deserved memorial

    Fifty Grand Forks Air Force Base Airmen volunteered to help out with the Northern Valley Honor Flight Sept. 25 at Red River High School in Grand Forks, N.D. More than 100 World War II veterans arrived at the school with family and friends, for the second Northern Valley Honor Flight this year. This

  • AFSO 21: AMC office seeks to solve problems in eight steps

    In life, it can take as many as eight steps to solve a problem. However, according to the Air Force's Smart Operations for the 21st Century program, eight steps to solve any problem is all it should take. "The eight-step process is a more disciplined approach to problem solving," said Col. Mark

  • Air Force security forces, DOD police collaborate to keep joint base secure

    As part of the ongoing joint base effort, Department of Defense police at Lakehurst and Fort Dix will merge into the Air Force security forces squadron at McGuire Air Force Base effective Oct. 1. Officials said this merger will ensure a seamless -- and secure -- transition to the new Joint Base

  • DOD officials announce requirement for new aerial tanker competition

    The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here Sept. 24. Mr. Lynn, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Ashton B. Carter, defense undersecretary for

  • AMC welcomes news of KC-X tanker request for proposal

    The announcement of the KC-X tanker request for proposal Sept. 24 in a Pentagon briefing is welcomed news for Air Mobility Command. "This is a great day not only for Air Mobility Command, which operates our nation's fleet of aerial refueling aircraft, but also for our country as this is a capability

  • MacDill legal office earns American Bar Association LAMP Award

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office was presented with the American Bar Association's Legal Assistance for Military Personnel, or LAMP, Distinguished Service Award on Sept. 15. The LAMP Distinguished Service Award recognizes exceptional achievements or exceptional service to or in support of the