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JB MDL celebrates 76th Air Force birthday

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard stand at attention while the national anthem plays during the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Air Force ball at Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 16, 2023. This event is in celebration of the 76th birthday of the U.S. Air Force. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Thompson)

Sept. 18, 2023 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst hosts U.S. Air Force ball to celebrate the 76th birthday in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept 16, 2023. The event was themed for the 1940's to honor the heritage of the U.S. Air Force. (Photo by...

Joint Base MDL Spreads Suicide Prevention and Awareness

David Lionheart, CEO Chairman of the Board for Play for your Freedom catches a football at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Sept. 12. JB MDL hosted a Suicide Prevention day with a 5K run, sports and activities to help promote suicide awareness and prevention, and connect service members with available resources.

Sept. 13, 2023 - JB MDL hosted a Suicide Prevention Day with a 5K run, sports and activities to help promote suicide awareness and prevention, and connect service members with available resources...

We Will Never Forget: 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

A salute is rendered in tribute by those in attendance during a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at Fire Station 4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 11, 2023. The annual remembrance ceremony honors the nearly three thousand lives that were lost to the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

Sept. 11, 2023 - A 9/11 Memorial Ceremony took place at Fire Station 4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 11, 2023. The annual remembrance ceremony is to honor the nearly three thousand lives that were lost to the terrorist...

Everyone can contribute to stormwater pollution prevention

Sept. 11, 2023 - 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...

Meet your commander: Col. Anthony L. Smith

U.S. Air Force Col. Anthony L. Smith, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander and the 87th Air Base Wing commander tours JB MDL, N.J. aboard a UH-60M Blackhawk during an immersion brief, July 11, 2023. Army Support Activity Fort Dix leadership hosted the tour to showcase the various missions on Fort Dix and Naval Support Activity Lakehurst. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Simonne Barker)

Sept. 5, 2023 - Col. Anthony L. Smith officially took the reigns as the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander and the 87th Air Base Wing commander earlier this year on June 20. Prior to JB MDL, Smith served as the Director for Financial...

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Building up Capabilities

A 35th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator smoothes the surface of wet concrete while constructing a mobile aircraft arresting system and mobile runway edge sheave on taxiway bravo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 24, 2023. The project will provide an alternate/additional landing surface for fighter jets and some cargo aircraft during an emergency or contingency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)

Sept. 21, 2023 - Recently, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, in collaboration with the 35th Operations Support Squadron, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Japanese contractors, successfully completed the construction of a mobile aircraft...

Prime BEEF training helps Airmen in deployment scenarios

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron, practice weapon familiarization during Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 19, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 36th CES participated in Prime BEEF to develop their core competencies on base and during deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Allon Lapaix)

Sept. 21, 2023 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- The 36th Civil Engineering Squadron is participating in a week-long Prime BEEF program on Andersen Air Force Base, Sept. 19, 2023.The Prime BEEF, Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, program...

JASDF performs F-35 hot-pit refuel at Andersen AFB

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Destiny Boykin, a 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members fuel a F-35A Lightning II during a hot-pit refuel on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 28, 2023. A hot-pit refuel involves refueling an aircraft with the engines still to reduce ground time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Clevenger)

Sept. 21, 2023 - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force performed their first hot-pit refuel for their F-35A Lightning II, Aug. 28, 2023 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam...

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Sharing History

Stuart Lockhart, 305th Air Mobility Wing historian, and Senior Airman Nicholas Cammaroto, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, share conversation over a history display in the 305th AMW headquarters, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 21, 2023. Cammaroto contributed to the display by loaning a grouping of artifacts from his private collection. The grouping on-loan consists of uniform service items from U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Cletus “Jack” Ringsred, 305th Bombardment Group, who flew 35 combat missions against enemy forces in 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

Aug. 21, 2023 - Senior Airman Nicholas Cammaroto, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, contributed to a 305th Air Mobility Wing history display by loaning a grouping of artifacts from his private collection, that went on display July...

Bonded through Bone Marrow

A nameplate for U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Ferguson, 305th Air Mobility Wing quality assurance inspector, is displayed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 22, 2022. Ferguson is one of over one million registered bone marrow donors through the Department of Defense’s Salute to Life program. This year he met with the recipient of a donation he made in 2012 that allowed the patient to achieve remission of leukemia.

Nov. 30, 2022 - National Bone Marrow Awareness Month is observed every November to honor the people who donate their stem cells and bone marrow, which help give patients a second chance at life...

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...

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