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  • Air Force, Navy security forces man the gates

    The 87th and 514th Security Forces Squadrons trained the Naval Reserve Security Forces unit to assist with the security procedures on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.The Navy reserve unit has been organizing the training with the 87th and 514th SFS since February."The biggest hurdle we have faced

  • Senior leaders issue Memorial Day message

    In a joint Letter to Airmen, the Air Force secretary and chief of staff send their Memorial Day message to Airmen and their families worldwide. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz ask Airmen to take this time to honor those who have made the ultimate

  • Joint MDL's Police Week observance goes off with bang

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst security forces celebrated National Police Week May 16 through 20 here, in honor of fallen military and civilian police officers.National Police Week started in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial

  • Parade of Wreaths ceremony honors, remembers fallen servicemembers

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and the New Jersey State Police commemorated Memorial Day with the 28th annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony here Wednesday at Pudgy Circle.Maj. Gen. William D. Razz Waff, 99th Regional Support Command commander, and Lt. Col. Thomas

  • SERE training at MacDill provides skills to survive

    In the military, training can teach most things, but it can't teach the will to survive. That is something contained deep inside, says Staff Sgt. Patrick Ray, the non-commissioned officer who heads up Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape training at MacDill Air Force Base.SERE is essential

  • AF shooters, training changing notions about military marksmanship

    When military marksmanship is the topic, Marines and Soldier slinging battle rifles may come to mind, but overlooking the shooting skills of today's Airman is a sure sign of being behind the times.Not only are shooting skills an integral part of an Airman's training, Air Force training can be more

  • Teamwork across the board earns 6th OSS tops in AMC

    It was the little things, but it was also the big things that got the attention of Air Mobility Command judges, who awarded the command's top operations support squadron honors to Team MacDill.The award was for accomplishments during 2010, and is "one very big" honor, said Maj. Leslie Picht, 6th OSS