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NEWS

  • JB MDL, FEMA, continue post-Sandy relief efforts

    Hurricane Sandy brought destruction and devastation throughout the Northeast Oct. 29, 2012, but a prepared Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., withstood the impact and answered the call for support. The joint base provided direct support locally and throughout the region while providing staging

  • JB Charleston's Honor Guard presents the Colors at Panthers game

    The Joint Base Charleston Honor Guards teamed up to form a Joint Service Color Guard and presented the Colors for a crowd of nearly 74,000 during the Carolina Panthers - Denver Broncos football game Nov. 11, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C.The Joint Service Color Guard participated in the event as a

  • JB MDL continues recovery efforts, provides FEMA base of operations

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst personnel are continuing with recovery efforts and expect to resume most operations Wednesday.Impact from the storm includes fallen trees, scattered debris, some property damage, minor flooding and power outages."The entire joint base's preparation efforts went a

  • Missing for 46 years, Air Commando laid to rest

    An Air Commando who died when his C-123 flare ship was shot down over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was laid to rest Friday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.The 310th Air Commando Squadron loadmaster, Airman 1st Class Jerry Mack Wall, 24, was killed when his plane was hit by enemy fire and crashed

  • JB MDL gears up for Hurricane Sandy

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst units began gearing up for the potential arrival of Hurricane Sandy with an Emergency Operations Center stand-up Oct. 26 here.The representatives collaborated to determine the precautions base officials must take to prepare the installation for the approaching

  • Professional gathering signals a new approach to professional development

    Air Mobility Command is taking advantage of a single symposium to take the place of 11 separate conferences that would have otherwise been held throughout the past year. To get there, officials had to re-imagine how to get the same value out of 4-hour conferences at a single symposium that they had

  • Network 56 gets the gold: Base enlisted group earns presidential award

    The Network 56 organization was presented the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold Level) during an Oct. 12 ceremony at the Northern Lights club here.Network 56 earned the gold level recognition thanks to 1,086 hours of community service. The group volunteered for 70 events from November 2011

  • Do's, don'ts for Airmen during political season

    With the 2012 general presidential election only weeks away, please keep in mind that special ethics rules apply to active-duty Airmen regarding their political activities. The purpose of these rules is to ensure the Department of Defense does not influence our nation's electoral process. Violation

  • Innovative solutions key to reducing petroleum demand

    In response to a number of presidential mandates and executive orders, the Air Force implemented the 2012-2016 Strategic Energy Plan in an effort to integrate energy considerations across the enterprise. Of the multiple focus areas outlined in the plan, Headquarters Air Mobility Command's response

  • Operation Deep Freeze main season begins

    The U.S. military recently kicked off the 2012-2013 season of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation. The operation began with C-17 Globemaster III operations Sept. 29 and will continue with LC-130 Hercules