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  • New Jersey Air National Guard unit is "Excellent" at IG inspection

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Amid applauds, cheers and high-fives, the 108th Wing based out of here, learned on June 14 they had received an "excellent" rating from the Inspector General's Office of the Air Mobility Command during their readiness inspections at JBMDL.Present at the IG

  • NJ National Guard recruiters share recruiting techniques

         Looking to create an all-volunteer military force similar to that of the Unites States, Albanian officials met here with New Jersey National Guard recruiters at the Military Entrance Processing Station and with 108th Wing recruiters at the Wing's recruiting office here at Joint Base

  • Not once by twice; Chaplain runs marathon

     Everyone has an epiphany once in a while. You can be at a baseball game watching your favorite team play, or you can be at a Broadway play. It doesn't matter where it happens, but somehow, someway you get that "eureka!" moment. And if the epiphany is significant enough, it may change your life. 

  • Civil Engineers break ground for new complex

    With white hard hats and silver shovels, the 108th Wing held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday Dec. 21 here to commemorate the construction of the 108th Wing Base Civil Engineer Complex on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.In attendance for the event was Army Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, the

  • So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye

    When November comes to a close, I start a new phase of my life - orders take me into the Retired Reserve. After 28 years in the military - active duty Army, Pennsylvania Army National Guard and New Jersey Air National Guard - I am changing my daily wear of camouflage to ... what I want to wear!As is

  • 108th CRG tests its mettle with Eagle Flag

     A category-three hurricane hits the United States coast, bringing with it strong winds and torrential rains. Through its path of destruction, homes are destroyed, power lines are knocked down, and the area is flooded. Because of this, people are displaced and left without basic needs. The governor

  • 108th Wing goes to Gulfport

    Members from the 108th Wing out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., departed on April 11 to Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., to participate on an Organization Readiness Exercise there.Simulating a deployment, more than 400 Airmen in full battle gear boarded KC-130s and

  • Supply techs smile their way through work

    As the October 2011 mandatory wear date for Airman Battle Uniforms approaches, issuing the ABUs to all enlisted personnel is the responsibility of the Logistic Readiness Squadron's supply technicians.Providing more than 1,000 personnel with individual uniforms and gear might feel like an

  • 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