Fort Dix News

Burlington County requires more than just one day to celebrate America's 233rd birthday.

Saturday, July 04, 2009 BY CHRIS STURGIS FORT DIX -- Gratitude was the order of the day, today and yesterday, at Doughboy Field, where Uncle Sam invited the military, civilians and the public to party hearty in honor of the nation's 233rd birthday.

Mizani Tanner, 13, of Depford poses for a photo with 'Diversity' members Paul Rodgers of Hammonton, Zach VanMourick of Cape May, Dexter Darden of Sicklerville and Eddie Perry III on Doughboy Field during an Independence Day celebration for the National Guard at Fort Dix in Wrightstown.

Fort Dix bids farewell to Col. Ronald Thaxton, left, who served as installation commander for the past two years.

In center, Matthew Bedenfield Jr. plays with his father Tuesday as the soldier's moth er, Donna Yarchak and his wife, Helen, who is expecting the couple's second child in February, look on.

Their paper, published online today, describes H1N1's nearly century-long and often convoluted journey, which may include the accidental resurrection of an extinct strain.

President Barack Obama is hoping that lessons learned from a 1976 flu outbreak can help the country act wisely to combat the current spread of swine flu.

A township emergency medical technician is challenging a three-and-a-half-month suspension he was issued for insubordination, unauthorized absence and misrepresentation of military status.

A study published in 'The New England Journal of Medicine', suggests that the H1N1 strain of influenza 'A' may have accidentally been leaked from a laboratory in the 1970s.

Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Berdis presents his unit's new company guidon bearing the colors and insignia of the civil affairs branch - at a re-flagging ceremony June 19 at Ft.

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday he would help address the pay disparity at the mega-base. Civilians working at Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base have been earning less than their counterparts at Lakehurst Naval Engineering Station.

Levittown - mhayes@phillyBurbs.comMOUNT HOLLY - A caravan of fire trucks and dozens of motorcycles escorted Army Sgt.

An elite team of hand-picked security forces Airmen here are tasked with providing security for airlift assets that travel into unsecure locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Two Burlington County residents have been hospitalized with swine flu during a recent rapid spread of the disease throughout the county, county health officials said Monday.

The number of residents in Burlington County that have been diagnosed with swine flu has tripled in one week.

When he was Iraq, one the best ways Army Specialist Matthew Wilfrid was able to talk to his mother back home was via Instant Messenger.

I've been an Air Force journalist for more than decade and have covered everything from combat Purple Heart presentations in Iraq to a memorial service for two Airmen killed fighting terrorism in the Philippines, but this past Memorial Day weekend was by far the most difficult assignment of my career ... I wasn't too excited when I first got news ...

Anne Miller took one look at her medal and broke into an enormous smile as she held it over her heart.

A thunderous ovation echoed through the Pocahontas Senior High School gym Monday afternoon as about 45 Army Reserve soldiers marched in, taking their first ceremonial steps toward Afghanistan.

For years hundreds of military veterans from South Jersey have had to trek to northwest Philadelphia for their medical care at the Veterans Administration hospital.