Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Joint Base MDL fully involved in COVID-19 response

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst members have been at the forefront of supporting multiple aspects of the COVID-19 response over the past several months.

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Joint Base MDL Airmen support Air Force Reserves mobilization mission against COVID-19

https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2144189/joint-base-mdl-airmen-support-air-force-reserves-mobilization-mission-against-c/

Protecting the force: Joint Base MDL Airmen keep personnel nourished during pandemic

https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2136527/protecting-the-force-joint-base-mdl-airmen-keep-personnel-nourished-during-pand/

Air Force Reserve mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response

https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2139347/air-force-reserve-mobilizes-medics-to-new-york-for-covid-19-response/

Joint Base MDL provides speedy support for COVID-19 fight

https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2137590/joint-base-mdl-provides-speedy-support-for-covid-19-fight/

JB MDL News

National Police Week

May 18, 2020 - 87th Security Forces hosted a parade and 24-hour ruck march around the McGuire Fitness Center track in honor of Police Week. National Police Week runs from May 10-16 to honor defenders past and present.

Joint Base MDL honors defenders during National Police Week

Pemberton Township Police Department drives in a parade for National Police Week at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 13, 2020. Joint Base MDL partnered with North Hanover, New Hanover, Pemberton, New Jersey State Police and New Jersey Fish & Wildlife to conduct the parade. NPW runs from May 10-16 with the 87th Security Forces Squadron conducting a parade, 24-hour ruck march and a vigil that will honor defenders past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

May 18, 2020 - Pemberton Township Police Department drives in a parade for National Police Week at Joint Base

Joint Base MDL accommodates for influx of returning deployers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karissa Kayfes, 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO in charge of unit training, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hector Gomez, 87th LRS fuels distributor, process inventory of meals before distributing them to quarantined personnel at Camp JBMDL on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 5, 2020. Service members around the installation provide additional support to the 87th Force Support Squadron to ensure each individual gets a meal on time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

May 14, 2020 - Since the start of Joint Base MDL support efforts to the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York

NAWCAD Lakehurst webinar highlights mental health, ‘We are in this together’

NAWCAD Lakehurst hosted a mental health webinar in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month May 13. (U.S. Navy photo)

May 14, 2020 - Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of an employee webinar hosted by Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst, May 13.

America Strong: Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Salute New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania COVID-19 Responders

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over Philadelphia during an America Strong flyover, April 28, 2020. The demonstration teams conducted flyovers in areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to honor healthcare workers, first responders, and other essential personnel who are working on the front lines to combat COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Brian Wagner)

April 30, 2020 - The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over Philadelphia during an

DOD Stories

82nd EASOS Train Securing & Apprehension

Airmen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron demonstrate securing and apprehension during a demonstration at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, May 21, 2020. The 82nd EASOS provides tactical command and control of air assets and environmental support to the Joint Forces Air and Land Component Commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum)

May 25, 2020 - The 82nd EASOS provides tactical command and control of air assets and environmental support to the Joint Forces Air and Land Component Commanders.

Global strike, command and control, rapid global mobility missions showcased in aerial formation

380th Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft, to include a KC-10 Extender, E-3 Sentry, two F-35 Lighting IIs and two F-16 “Viper” Fighting Falcons fly in formation in the area of responsibility (AOR) over the United Arab Emirates May 8, 2020. The 380th AEW is one of the most diverse combat wings in the Air Force; it is comprised of four groups and 15 squadrons. Its mission is to conduct combat operations directed by the President to provide high-altitude all-weather intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, command and control and air refueling for Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

May 25, 2020 - 380th Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft, to include a KC-10 Extender, E-3 Sentry, two F-35 Lighting

Tinker Frontlines: Meet Angie Gronlund

Angie Gronlund serves as a cashier at the Vanwey Dining Facility.

May 24, 2020 - Tinker Frontlines: Meet Angie GronlundAngie Gronlund serves as a cashier at the Vanwey Dining

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JB MDL Features

Searching for your silver linings

April 16, 2020 - One month ago, we spent most of our time rushing to meetings, missing important social events, working late hours and ordering take-out dinners multiple times a week. Now, we wake up to time. Time to sit, time to think, time to take a few extra minutes to slow down and soak in the world. We have been given the extra time to create deeper connections with our loved ones in our homes or by using newfound technologies. Whether we like it or not, COVID-19 has forced us to take a breath and examine our lives. We involuntarily had to find what makes us resilient.

Footprints in the Sand: A girl that was never alone

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanya Lee Rose Rodriguez, 87th Security Forces Squadron K-9 handler, plays with her military working dog FFranklin at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 23, 2020. Rodriguez credits her tough upbringing, amongst drugs and abuse, to the woman she is today - resilient. She has been in the U.S. Air Force for seven years and is passionate about who she is as a K-9 handler. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Cespedes)

April 14, 2020 - “It was easy to hide the abuse, I just blamed it on all the sports I played.” U.S. Air Force Staff

Mist Opportunities: Lakehurst's Environmental Test Lab simulates great outdoors to keep equipment shipshape

The Environmental Test Lab’s Blowing Rain Test Apparatus, outfitted with water tubing and placed on a moveable platform, simulates a blowing rainstorm during a test on a Hangar Structure and Outline Light and a Line-Up Light for USS Zumwalt. The fanboat can produce winds up to 110 miles per hour and 48 inches of rain.

Feb. 26, 2020 - Jonathan Myers goes to work every day and tries to break stuff. Deck lights, pulley systems and network switch racks are all items that have seen his wrath. On this particular day, it’s a deck edge light for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) that is getting the business – it’s being heated to 104 degrees Fahrenheit and submerged in a tank of 55-degree water, a stress test designed to see if it can withstand the realities of life on a ship.

USO: The Force Behind the Forces

Located inside the AMC Passenger Terminal on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the USO center. The USO offers many services and programs to its service members and families around the world. Whether if it’s entertainment, familial, or educational services, the USO provides.

Feb. 21, 2020 - In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to synergize several service organizations into an organization that would honor and provide the utmost support to the U.S. military, both domestic and abroad.

AMCTES evaluates tactics for NASA rescues

A test participant from Alaska Air National Guard unit prepares to deploy a MK25 maritime position marker from the ramp of a C-17A aircraft during AMC Test and Evaluation’s tactics, development and evaluation test on Jan. 22, 2020. Testing executed over open waters about 40 miles off the Atlantic coast of Florida. This operational test will evaluate the protocols for deployment of flares and position markers from a C-17 aircraft to provide expanded capabilities for NASA crewed space flight rescues.

Feb. 20, 2020 - On the chilly, overcast morning of Jan. 22, 2020, over the choppy waters of the Atlantic Ocean about 40 miles southeast of Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, an AMC Test and Evaluation test team from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, assembled on a C-17A aircraft ramp.

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