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NEWS

  • Tankers find shelter in Midwest

    As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Sandy, six KC-135 Stratotankers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst, N.J., relocated here for shelter from the storm Oct. 27."We are McGuire's primary base," said Senior Airman Victoria Carrero, 22nd Air Refueling Wing command post controller. "All bases

  • 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

  • Preventing domestic violence key to healthy relationships

    When punches are thrown, feelings are bruised and a family is crushed, violence within the home becomes a sobering subject. Domestic violence has the power to seep into any household within the Fairchild community, according to Fairchild's Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate, Janet Bunn. Educating the

  • Social norms intervention--Redefining the stereotype

    The military has a culture rich with a broad range of practices, traditions and beliefs - dependent on anything from base assignment to age and career field.These social norms, the rules for how people should act in a given group or society, are the subject of an ongoing study into the drinking

  • May the 'force' be with FTAC

    The Oct. 1 through 9 First Term Airman Center class was the first class to receive security forces augmentee training Oct. 10 through 11 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.All future FTAC classes will be trained as security forces augmentees to be force multipliers if an elevated force protection

  • Tail swap enables Afghan mission support and humanitarian effort

    A 317th Airlift Group C-130J and aircrew already assigned to deploy to Afghanistan on a tail-swap mission were given the perfect opportunity to conduct their mission and help the people of Afghanistan as well by participating in the Denton Program and transporting school supplies to students and

  • 621 CRW, 60 AMW conduct local Gladiator Challenge exercise

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing along with the 60th Air Mobility Wing completed a local exercise called Gladiator Challenge at Travis AFB flightline, Sept. 4-7.The exercise scenario included the CRW providing a contingency response team to respond to a simulated devastating earthquake in the San

  • 'Be Ready' during National Preparedness Month, year round

    With September designated as National Preparedness Month, Air Force Emergency Management experts are emphasizing the tools available to help Airmen and their families "Be Ready."National Preparedness Month is an annual campaign to raise awareness on the importance of disaster preparedness. The event

  • 721st APS gets personnel and cargo moving

    The 721st Aerial Port Squadron has an important role in the Air Force's mission and there are more than 500 Airmen, U.S. civilians and host nation personnel spread over a variety of flights who make the mission successful."We have a unit full of highly skilled and highly motivated aerial port