NEWS BRIEFS: motorcycle safety, federal benefits phone system

Preseason motorcycle briefingsPreseason motorcycle briefs are available for riders to receive information on motorcycle safety and the upcoming course schedule and to review the installation's motorcycle policy. The briefs are an annual requirement for on-base motorcycle riders. All briefs will last

Family readiness office helps Airmen recover from hurricane

New York City goes dark. Rain crashes down as thousands of refugees from lower Manhattan make their way north on foot in search of food and shelter. It sounds like the plot of the latest apocalypse movie in which a hero swoops in to save the day, but this was reality for many on the east coast in

New hours for base gates

Some gates to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will being operating on a limited schedule beginning Feb. 24. Wrightstown Gate0600- 2200 DailyBrowns Mills Gate24 HoursRoute 68 Gate24 HoursPemberton Gate0700- 0900 & 1415 -1615 Monday- FridayClosed Saturday and SundayDix Welcome Center0700-1600 Monday-

January issue of Freedom Flyer now available

The January issue of Freedom Flyer contains coverage of an Airman leading his team in the Philadelphia Mummers Parade and information on tuition assistance. Click here to open the issue.

College cash available for Airmen

Many new Airmen cite education benefits as a top incentive for choosing to serve, yet hundreds of thousands of dollars in Air Force college money go unused every year.Tuition assistance is one education benefit that Airmen can use to offset the cost of higher learning. The Air Force Reserve provides

Full-scale readiness inspection trimmed to one-day event

We can all take a collective sigh of relief. The operational readiness inspection that was scheduled for April has been pushed back to July. And the news gets even better. The inspection, which will evaluate our ability to survive and operate, will start and end on July 13.That's it. No deployment

Key decisions can lead to safer, richer, healthier Airmen

Let's make a few resolutions this year and stick to them. Our families and our units need us to. In this fast-paced world in which we live, there is a lot of competition for a reservist's time, and it comes from multiple sources--home, work and military duty. When scrambling to satisfy their many

KC-10s do it all for air mobility

Airmen take aim on inspection

Airmen of the 514th Air Mobility Wing handled M9 pistols and M4 rifles during a weapons familiarization class taught by Airmen of the 514th Security Forces Squadron here Jan. 27. In July, the Airmen will be inspected on their ability to survive and operate in hostile conditions. Weapons care and

Airmen train for upcoming inspection

Airmen of the 514th Air Mobility Wing slated to participate in an upcoming readiness inspection underwent self-aid and buddy care training here Jan. 27. To sharpen skills and ramp up for the inspection's challenges, the Airmen were split into small groups, rotating through four training sessions in