Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Col. Wes Adams hosts first Commanders Call

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U.S. Air Force Chaplains and Religious Affairs Airmen attend the Army Chaplain Corps birthday ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 29, 2021. Joint Base MDL Chaplains work with all services to meet the spiritual and religious needs of personnel.

Army Chaplain Corps Celebrates Birthday

Photo of range support personnel clearing trees during fire break maintenance.

ASA training ranges undergo maintenance

Photo of Airman briefing 305th APS Airmen about the Real-time Hybrid Internet of Things Networked Operations (RHINO) application.

305th APS Airmen streamline vehicle inspection process

Photo of Dr. Albert Lowas using a virtual reality training aid.

AMC discusses innovation embedded in 305th MXG

JB MDL News

JB MDL supports victims of interpersonal violence and domestic abuse

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christine Halan, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, poses for a photograph Oct. 20, 2016, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The photograph shows the bystanders of domestic violence abuse. Domestic violence is considered a serious public health issue that goes against healthy relationships, military core values, and standards of conduct. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tenley Long)

Oct. 15, 2021 - On Aug. 1, 2021, the Special Victims’ Counsel expanded the scope of its services available to active-duty service members on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to support interpersonal violence victims. Under the Uniform...

Sailors celebrate Navy's 246th birthday

The most senior and junior Sailor in attendance cut the cake together during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Navy’s 246th birthday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 13, 2021. The senior and junior Sailor cutting the cake is a tradition that symbolizes experienced Sailors leading younger Sailors that will become the future of the Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Shay Stuart)

Oct. 13, 2021 - The most senior and junior Sailor in attendance cut the cake together during a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Navy’s 246th birthday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 13, 2021. The senior and junior Sailor cutting...

Where There's Smoke

Firemen with the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare to extinguish a controlled burn during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5, 2020, at Joint Base MDL, N.J. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871. (Illustration courtesy of the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department)

Oct. 8, 2021 - Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871. The blaze claimed the lives of more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless,...

Everyone can contribute to stormwater pollution prevention

• Stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey's greatest threats to clean and plentiful water and that's why Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst residents are doing something about it.
• The rain washes pollution from streets, parking lots, and lawns into storm drains. From there the water travels directly to drinking-water supplies. It also enters the ocean and lakes that children play in. Fertilizer, oil, pesticides, detergents, pet waste, grass clippings ... you name it and it ends up in our water.

Oct. 1, 2021 - Stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey's greatest threats to clean and plentiful water and that's why Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst residents are doing something about it...

Full Steam Ahead: 87th CES Power Plant drives JB MDL flight testing operations

Mike Lenihan, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron boiler plant operator supervisor, poses for a picture outside the 87th CES Power Plant at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 24, 2021. Lenihan is responsible for the upkeep and boiler operations of the power plant, with a total number of 13 crew members in tow. The main purpose of the power plant is to provide steam to Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst catapult operations in testing aircraft and launch valves for research and development purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

Sept. 30, 2021 - With 33 years of experience, and the responsibility of supervising a 13-member crew, a typical morning for Mike Lenihan, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron boiler plant operator supervisor, starts with a walk around the 87th CES...

DOD Stories

CAP NRAT reduces Arizona plane crash search area from hundreds of square miles to 100 feet, one survivor

Arizona emergency responders were able to quickly locate a small plane crash site in northern Arizona, thanks to the work of Civil Air Patrol’s volunteer National Radar Analysis Team, Sept. 23, 2021. The NRAT is now up to 13 saves this year, setting their record for number of annual saves over the past 13 years. (U.S Air Force graphic by John Henderson)

Oct. 23, 2021 - The plane, a Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II, single-engine aircraft departed from San Martin, California with two people aboard, crashed on approach to Page Municipal Airport, Page, Arizona...

Strike Eagle mission features all-female crews

A U.S. Air Force 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Airman signals an F-15E pilot and weapons systems officer they are clear to taxi prior to takeoff Oct. 16, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. As of Sept. 30, 2021, 20.9% of the enlisted force are women. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cameron Otte)

Oct. 23, 2021 - U.S. Airmen from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron who launched two F-15E Strike Eagles all had at least one thing in common.

Over half a century of service

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Joel Shaw, 647th Air Base Group resource advisor, attends a ceremony to rename the 15th Wing conference room the Shaw Conference Room at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 22, 2021. Shaw enlisted into the Air Force in 1958 and after serving in the Pacific theater of operations during the Vietnam War, retired in 1989 from active duty as a chief master sergeant and pursued a career in federal service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

Oct. 22, 2021 - Retired Chief Master Sgt. Joel Shaw, 647th Air Base Group resource advisor, attends a ceremony to rename the 15th Wing conference room the Shaw Conference Room at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 22, 2021. Shaw...

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JB MDL Features

Baron's blouse makes history

Airman First Class Nicholas Baron, 305th Air Mobility Wing Loadmaster, officially donates his blouse and delivers it to Stuart Lockhart, 305th Air Mobility Wing Historian, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 12, 2021. The blouse was the most requested item asked for to serve as documentation for Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sergeant Shay Stuart)

Oct. 18, 2021 - It was an image that captured the hearts of millions; a young Afghan child, sleeping on the floor of a crowded C-17 Globemaster III, tucked beneath an OCP top for warmth.The blouse belonged to none other than Airman First...

Can Do Wing historian receives AF level award

Oct. 14, 2021 - With a background as a Naval Academy history major and a 21-year career as a commissioned infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, it is no surprise that military history is ingrained in the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s...

Suicide Prevention in the Military, from Taboo to Timely

U.S. Air Force Col. Michele Lo Bianco, 305th Air Mobility Wing Operations commander, displays her box of remembrance. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. More than 1.7 million Veterans received treatment in a VA mental health specialty program annually.

Sept. 22, 2021 - Suicide prevention is a year-round effort. As September is Suicide Prevention Month, now is a time to reach out to others while also taking the time to look within...

305th OSS Airman becomes ‘guardian angel’ of the road

Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa participants bike 500 miles through Iowa, July 2021. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Haney, an Air Force Cycling Team member, is assigned to the 305th Operations Support Squadron as an air traffic controller watch supervisor. This was his first time participating in the RAGBRAI, which is known as the oldest, largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world. It is seven days long and consists of participants biking approximately 500 miles through the state of Iowa. (Courtesy photo)

Sept. 20, 2021 - An air traffic controller watch supervisor found himself representing the Air Force in a different capacity while in the midst of 20,000 cyclists pedaling across Iowa. Despite fighting fatigue from heat and exhaustion, he...

305th FTU prepares new air crew members, answers nation's call

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Crowley, 78th Air Refueling Squadron pilot and 305th Operations Support Squadron Formal Training Unit student, prepares for a training flight at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 8, 2021. The KC-10 Extender would be meeting up with a KC-135 from Maine for an in-flight refuel as part of the flight training.

Sept. 2, 2021 - On the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., flightline, it's a familiar sight to see aircrew on a KC-10 Extender preparing themselves and their aircraft for a mission. Planes take off and land every day like clockwork, and...