Rep. Donald Norcross, D-New Jersey
Responsibilities
Norcross chairs the 16-member HASC subcommittee that has primary jurisdiction over ammunition programs, Army and Air Force acquisition programs, all Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs, and Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve.
Legislative Priorities/Positions
Sponsored the Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2021; the Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2021; the BRAVE Act and; Veterans Freedom of Healthcare Act, among others.
Pushed for a new fleet of Boeing KC-46 refueling tankers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL), replacing the Air Force’s fleet of aging tankers. Lakehurst, the site of the Hindenburg dirigible crash of 1937, forms part of the mega-base, which is located in south-central New Jersey. The installation supports more than 45,000 active duty, guard, reserve, family members and civilian personnel and is an economic boon to the region. Although the facility lies outside N
By Master Sgt. Ashley Hyatt, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Public Affairs / Published March 09, 2021
A Fieldcraft Chaplain Corps Course student provides religious triage to a wounded Airman during a field training exercise, March 5, 2021, at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Chaplains and religious affairs Airmen provide spiritual triage to military members in what could be the last moments of their life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ashley Hyatt)
Staff Sgt. Mika Pajas, 421st Combat Training Squadron Fieldcraft Hostile instructor, demonstrates weapons handling procedures to Fieldcraft Chaplain Corps Course (FC-HC) students, March 5, 2021, at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. FC-HC is a 5-day course that teaches chaplains and religious affairs Airmen how to better perform their duties in deployed environments. (U.S. A
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of AMC, said adaptive and agile Airmen, capable of accomplishing tasks outside their Air Force specialty code, are vital to delivering rapid global mobility in today’s operating environment.
“By operationalizing our innovate, execute and learn methodology, we will aggressively expand upon current capabilities to generate and project the force, defend installations and networks and keep the joint force informed and synchronized across the competition continuum,” Van Ovost said.
Capt. Reed Fleming, 3rd AS pilot said exercises such as Mosaic Tiger have helped mobility Airmen understand their role and skills necessary for the ACE concept.
The exercise tested Agile Combat Employment skills in a simulated deployed environment to train multi-capable Airmen for the future. Airmen from Air Mobility Command took part in the exercise to enhance readiness and reinforce AMC support to the joint, News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions
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