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Firearms simulator unveiled at NJ joint base

Airmen with the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., tried out a new virtual firearms training simulator designed to make them feel like they are in a war zone.

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Reservist in private plane aids C-17

A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from … Continue reading

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Reservist in private plane aids C-17

A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. It was just like a scene from … Continue reading

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Mid-Atlantic bases brace for more snow

The Air Force braced for another dose of winter weather at its mid-Atlantic bases Tuesday, expecting another 10 inches to 17 inches of snow on top of the two feet dumped on the region over the weekend.In Washington, the Pentagon … Continue reading

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621st tackled security ‘nightmare’ after quake

Tech Sgt. Thomas Tully had trouble getting his head around what he would say when he stepped off the plane in Haiti.Barely 48 hours had passed since an earthquake had virtually leveled Port-au-Prince, the capital of the island nation, and … Continue reading

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Obama praises those who stopped shooter

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as “all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable” because it occurred on the nation’s largest Army … Continue reading

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Where does your military pay go furthest?

When Capt. Tyler Hart arrived in San Diego two years ago, the first thing that struck him was the cost of living.“My wife and I noticed a big difference, as far as our money not stretching quite as far,” said … Continue reading

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