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  • Civil engineers immerse in training, prepare for deployment

    Airmen from the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., traveled to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., in early December to conduct immersion training as they prepared for their deployment to the Middle East.During the week-long training provided by Detachment 1,

  • Boss lift program helps employers understand military service

    When an Air National Guard service member is called to active duty, more than likely he will be leaving a civilian employer shorthanded. When the employer happens to be a small business enterprise with only 16 employees such as Eastern Mountain Sports, the impact of that loss is even greater.

  • Airmen train in simulators, but it's for real!

    Strapped to a vehicle and upside down, some might panic and not know what to do, said Staff Sgt. Qiaxian Johnson, a civil engineer with the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in N.J.As members of the 108th CES prepare for a six-month deployment to the Middle East,

  • Who is looking at your social network site

    It is late in the evening on a nice summer day, and a service member hears some news about an upcoming event. Being a part of the new generation of service members in the military, one which shares their thoughts, actions, and feelings via the social network sites available on the Internet, the

  • Agenda for the 108th Wing Pre-Holiday Party

    AGENDA FOR THE 108TH WING PRE-HOLIDAY PARTY EVENTAll attractions will be open from 9:00 am. to 12:00 pm.1. Families should sign in and pick up a copy of the list of activities in the Force Support Squadron classroom of building 33-24. This room will also have crafts and the dog tag machine.2.

  • Student Flight Training

    You see them at the 108th Air Refueling Wing building 3324. They stand out from the usual Airmen in ABU or BDU uniforms milling around the Military Personnel Flight office. Aside from the "Air Force" lettering stenciled across their chest on their gray sweat suits, one would think they are just

  • 108th crew airlifts wounded from Afghanistan

    Nine members from the 108th Air Refueling Wing stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., returned from a 12-day aero medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan late September. Equipped with a medical configured KC-135 Stratotanker, the pilot and crew from the 141st Air Refueling Squadron

  • Airmen uses life's challenges to assist others in need

    The lowest point in his life was on a spring and chilly day in April when he found himself crying, alone and homeless in the streets of Massachusetts, said Willmont Griffin. "I woke up one morning and started crying, and to this day I do not why," said Griffin in his raspy voice. Alcohol addiction

  • 108th ARW Airmen recognized by EANGNJ

    Airmen from the 108th Air Refueling Wing were winners of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of New Jersey 2009 Awards program in recognition for their outstanding duty performance in both the NJARNG and NJANG. Senior Airman Darnell A. Holmes, a food service specialist with the 108th ARW

  • 108th ARW pilot flies last of its kind

    Under sunny blue skies and a warm autumn day, the last KC-135E Stratotanker made its final flight on Sept. 23 from the Maine Air National Guard base at Bangor, Maine to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Piloted by Lt. Col. Christian Lawlor, a pilot with the 108th Air Refueling Wing out of Joint