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  • Injured McConnell EOD Airman returns home

    With the outstretched arms of not only his wife and two children, but also of McConnell's Leadership and the community, an explosive ordnance disposal Airman returned home June 26.Staff Sgt. Beau Chastain, 22nd Civil Engineer Squadron EOD specialist, returned to Wichita, Kan., from a Joint Force

  • EC officer inducted into local high school's 'hall of fame'

    A 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron "Spartan" was honored by induction into his New Jersey high school's hall of fame June 24 in Plainfield, N.J.Capt. Sean Hoggs, the 422nd JTS's Air Expeditionary Group Staff Course director and Plainfield High School class of 1986 graduate joinedseveral other alumni

  • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst welcomes new commander

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and local community leaders witnessed the joint base's first change of command ceremony here June 24.Col. John M. Wood assumed command of the Department of Defense's only tri-service joint base from Brig. Gen. Gina M. Grosso.In his new role, Colonel Wood provides

  • MacDill's 6th CS tech control team honored with DOD award

    Communication is the forte of the 6th Communications Squadron, and the U.S. Department of Defense judges had no problem understanding the message of performance exhibited by the MacDill Team.The 6th CS's tech control facility team was recently named tops in the 4-Gig Transmission Facilities category

  • Special duty view: Ceremonial guardsmen at Dover AFB

    In order to fill its unique mission requirements, the Air Force employs servicemembers in specialized positions to perform a specific duty. These special duties allow Airmen to step outside their conventional role and experience a completely new side of the Air Force. One such position is the

  • Dover youth earns high marks

    When the news came, Craig Satchell Jr., a senior at Polytech High School in Woodside, Del., put on his best poker face, despite the commotion around him. All eyes were on him, studying his reaction, yet his humble, composed demeanor did not waver. His parents were with him, offering a comforting hug

  • Community garden sprouts at Dover AFB

    Children from Dover Air Force Base, Del., planted a community garden June 1 as part of a program to help families experience the responsibility of sustaining vegetables.The program, "Kids Blossom Through Gardening," is run by the Health and Wellness Center and the Dover AFB Booster Club. The HAWC

  • 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

  • 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