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  • Battle of Bulge vets share experiences with Expeditionary Center Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center was honored by the attendance of four participants in World War II's "Battle of the Bulge" for a panel hosted by Expeditionary Center leaders and attended by hundreds of Airmen in Grace Petersen Hall on Dec. 15."It was a necessary war, as there was a good

  • Photo essay: Joint Base MDL year in review

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community has seen many things happen during 2011. The Marines finally landed, hundreds of Airmen were sent to compete in Air Mobility Command's Rodeo, the Army mobilized and demobilized thousands of Soldiers, the Navy made countless advancements with the new

  • ALS students leave lasting impression on third graders

    Many children outside of the Air Force, Army, Marines or Navy don't get the opportunity to experience the jobs and troops at a military installation first hand, but that wasn't the story for one group of students.Joint Base Charleston's Airman Leadership School invited more than 30 third grade

  • Soldiers in Afghanistan receive GPS-guided airdrop from mobility Airmen

    Airmen from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron successfully completed an airdrop mission to Combat Outpost Herrera in east Afghanistan, using Global Positioning System guided bundles to deliver the supplies on Nov. 27, 2011.The C-130 Hercules, operated by its crew from the 451st Air

  • Logistics at its finest: LRS shines during redeployment

    For almost a year, Team Fairchild operated out of Moses Lake, Wash., and the Spokane International Airport as its runway was undergoing reconstruction.As the runway reconstruction came to its final stages, operations out of Moses Lake began their drawdown in preparation to return to Fairchild.With

  • Air Force airdrops forklift at remote base

    Airmen from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, airdropped a 12,000-pound forklift to a remote forward operating base in the country, Nov. 23, 2011.The C-130 Hercules aircrew, all from the 145th Air Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard out of Charlotte,

  • Family lounge unveiled at Travis AFB terminal

    A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. to introduce the Travis' passenger terminal new family lounge.In March, the PAX terminal leadership held a video teleconference with Air Mobility Command staff and received guidance from Gen. Raymond Johns, Air Mobility Command commander, that he

  • Oldest airlift unit calls JB MDL home

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is home to the 6th Airlift Squadron which has served with distinction since Oct. 14, 1933, making it the oldest airlift squadron in the Air Force.The 6th AS is a historic unit, celebrating more than 75 years of service to the U.S. through transporting troops and