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  • Because of a promise, baking cakes becomes passion

    If you've ever had a piece of cake at a 108th Wing event during the past two years, chances are the cake was made by Tech. Sgt. Crystal ChinQuee-Smith, the 108th Alternate Base Equipment Control officer and Software Benefits administrator.When people get into cooking or baking, it is usually something they grow up doing, or it is passed down from

  • Update from Iraq - 108th Civil Engineers exceeding expectations

    In December 2009, the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron left Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for a six month federal activation to Baghdad, Iraq. Though it took more than a week from start to finish, the 108th and members from several other Air National Guard and active duty Air Force units came together to take over the 447th Expeditionary Civil

  • Tips for "going green" around the house

    At the Going Green seminar held this week at the DMAVA headquarters in Lawrenceville, a lot of interesting facts and information was put forward. Representatives from the Clean Water Fund and EarthShare New Jersey gave many tips, particularly about cleaning and pest control, during the seminar. Here are some of the tips. Seal and caulk the openings

  • Cha-Ching! Putting money back in your pockets

    Most New Jersey Guardsmen are well aware of the many benefits they are entitled as military service members. They are aware of the discounted tickets to amusement parks; 100 percent tuition assistance; commissary privileges; and low cost life insurance, to name a few.But not many N.J. Guardsmen know that as a member of the National Guard or Air

  • 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, 823rd Red Horse Squadron, the 108th CES personnel

  • 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. Providing these employers with a better understanding of

  • 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, several Airmen partook on the HMMWV Egress Assistance

  • 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 service member quickly runs to their computer and

  • 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. Security Forces Squadron will have the F.A.T.S. running,

  • 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 visitors looking around. On the contrary, these are
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