29 Apr 2009

Reserve wing gives cancer survivor VIP treatment

Josh Shafer, a 10-year old cancer survivor, was the Hero for the Day here at the 514th Air Mobility Wing on April 25th. Hero for the Day is a program designed to bring people who are facing or have faced health challenges to the base for an up-close and personal tour of McGuire Air Force Base and the Reserve mission. When Josh's parents were told

26 Apr 2009

Kidding around on the job

27 Mar 2009

Hero for the Day decades later

"I came up the (New Jersey) Turnpike and my goodness! About 30 motorcycles met me and escorted me all the way up," said Tech. Sgt. Charles Wentzell of his drive to Fort Dix, N.J., on Sunday. "I never expected anything like that!" A motorcycle escort was not the only unexpected thing that happened to Sergeant Wentzell that day at Timmerman Center on

27 Mar 2009

McGuire MXG Airmen named top military team in competition

Five aircraft maintenance Airmen from McGuire AFB took top military honors at the Aircraft Maintenance Technician Society's second annual Maintenance Skills Competition in Las Vegas, Nev., March 9-12. The team of Airmen from the 305th and 514th Maintenance Groups placed fifth overall in the competition, which is designed to showcase the skills of

27 Feb 2009

Reserve wing honors annual award winners

More than 60 wing members were singled out for their outstanding performance during 2008 at the 514th Air Mobility Wing Annual Awards Banquet held Jan. 24 at The Club on McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. Winners of this event sponsored by the 514th First Sergeant Council were: Joyce Reed, 514th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, civilian category 1; Jude

24 Feb 2009

Coat drive helps arson victims

13 Feb 2009

Reserve wing hosts Clergy Day

Clergy from areas surrounding McGuire Air Force Base spent time "in the heavens" Feb. 7 as they witnessed a KC-10 Extender mid-air refuel other military cargo and fighter aircraft. As part of the 514th Air Mobility Wing's first Clergy Day program, 28 men and women of the cloth spent the day getting a close look at the Reserve tanker and cargo

9 Feb 2009

Civic leaders get a close-up look at the 514th AMW mission

2 Feb 2009

McGuire All-Stars win charity hockey match 7-1

30 Jan 2009

Site visit: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs addresses concerns from the field