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That’s a Wrap: 87th MDG ends outdoor COVID-19 testing

Airmen from 87th Civil Engineering Squadron are placing sandbags into the bulldozer outside the 87th Medical Group facility, June 10th, 2021, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The sandbags were used as extra weight to keep the tents grounded, protect them from strong winds and other hazardous weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

June 11, 2021 - Fourteen months ago, the 87th Medical Group set up an outdoor testing site as a way to promote health and safety around JB MDL. As COVID-19 cases are now declining, the 87th Medical Group ended outdoor COVID-19 testing on...

DOD STARBASE lifts off on Joint Base MDL

Fifth graders from Wallace Davis Elementary School in Santa Ana, California, work on building water rockets during their visit to STARBASE Los Alamitos at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California, on March 8, 2019. STARBASE Los Alamitos, which is located on the base, is one of two DoD STARBASE campuses facilitated by the California Military Department's Youth and Community Programs Task Force. The program focuses on inspiring elementary-aged youth to further explore science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)

June 11, 2021 - On May 5, 2021, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was selected to host a Department of Defense STARBASE, a five-week, full-time Science, Technology, Engineering and Math academy that complements at-risk students’ education...

Chief of Navy Reserve visits JB MDL Sailors

Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve and commander, Navy Reserve Force, speaks to Sailors assigned to the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 4, 2021. Mustin assumed the position as the 15th chief of the Navy Reserve in August 2020. Mustin visited the VR-64 to communicate his mission priorities and discuss challenges within the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)

June 8, 2021 - Vice Adm. John Mustin, Chief of the Navy Reserve and commander, Navy Reserve Force, visited sailors at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. June 4-5. Mustin utilized his time to engage with Sailors, communicate his mission...

JB MDL Airmen join the Innovation Round Table

An attendee speaks during an Innovation Round Table meeting at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 1, 2021. The Infinity Spark Innovation Lab hosts Innovation Round Table meetings every month to cultivate a network between Joint Base MDL members and shed light on ideas to make their work centers operate more efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)

June 2, 2021 - Innovation Round Table attendees participate in a Zoom call, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 1, 2021. The Infinity Spark Innovation Lab hosts Innovation Round Table meetings every month to cultivate a network...

305th AMW’s participation in Mobility Guardian advances warfighting capabilities

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender pilot looks out the window after landing May 16, 2021, at Oscoda - Wurtsmith airport, Michigan, in support of Mobility Guardian 2021. Conducted biennially, Mobility Guardian is the Air Force’s only formal, Total Force, service-level mechanism for assessing and validating capabilities in Rapid Global Mobility missions specified and implied within the 2018 National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles T. Fultz)

June 1, 2021 - The 305th Air Mobility Wing participated in Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, the U.S. Air Force’s largest and longest Rapid Global Mobility exercise, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 15 - 27. The...

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90 CONS welcomes new commander

Col. Carolyn Ammons, 90th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Charles Ogonowski, 90th Contracting Squadron commander, during the 90 CONS change of command ceremony June 14, 2021, in the Trails End Club on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The ceremony signified the transition of command from Col. Bryce Fiacco to Ogonowski. (U.S. Air Force photo by Glenn S. Robertson)

June 14, 2021 - Maj. Charles Ogonowski assumed command of the 90th Contracting Squadron during a change of command ceremony June 14, 2021 in the Trails End on F.E. Warren Air Force Base.Prior to his current position, Ogonowski was the Deputy...

From student to donor: One 446th member orchestrates nearly 100 iPads for local elementary school

John Rozsnyai, 446th Operations Group electronic flight bag manager, (left) and Vicki Lopez, Brigadoon Elementary School principal, (right) complete the transfer of 96 Ipad tablets to Brigadoon Elementary School June 8, 2021 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Keven Dickerman (far right), the elementary school's family liaison representative and Lopez picked up the tablets through the Defense Logistics Agency representative Bernie Mueller (far left). The equipment was provided through DLA's Computer for Learning program, which transfers Defense Department information technology equipment to schools and non-profit agency for grades pre-kindergarten through high school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj Candice Allen)

June 14, 2021 - In November 2020 while researching, John Rozsnyai, the electronic flight bag manager for 446th Operations Group, stumbled upon Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) disposition service program called Computers for Learning, or...

How one tower helps support Beale’s intel community

L3 Harris Communication Systems-West personnel make final touches to the remote equipment group of the Distributed Common Ground System Distributed Surface Asset (DDSA) on Beale Air Force Base, California. (Courtesy Photo)

June 14, 2021 - Cooperation is innately difficult for humans, whether that be two siblings agreeing on a TV show to watch or a group of people deciding on a creative endeavor. This is no different in the U.S. Air Force—cooperation is key to...

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99th Medical ECS Supplies Equipment

Anesthesia Machines stored in inside of the 99th Army Support Activity Medical Equipment Concentration Site warehouse at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 7, 2021.
The 99th ASA MECS services all field hospital equipment, combat field hospitals, and clinical equipment for veterinary, dental and standard medical equipment.

April 8, 2021 - Tucked back on Army Support Activity Fort Dix sits the 99th Medical Equipment Concentration Site. To the untrained eye, the 99th MECS looks like an unassuming warehouse from the outside, but within this building is a vast...

Atlantic Strike Team: ready to respond

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 1st Class James Weldon, Atlantic Strike Team response technician, instructs a class at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2021. The ATS professionals are responsible for maintaining and rapidly deploying with specialized equipment to any place or hazard in order to protect the health of the public and the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)

March 12, 2021 - The U.S. Coast Guard has three strike teams, one of which is the Atlantic Strike Team located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. AST professionals are responsible for maintaining and rapidly deploying with...

New Guardians Shoot for the Stars

U.S. Space Force Guardians previously assigned to the 87th Communications Squadron pose for a photo during a transfer ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, Feb. 12, 2021. Airmen from the 321st Contingency Response Squadron, 314th U.S. Air Force Recruiting Squadron, 421st Combat Training Squadron, 20th Air Support Operations Squadron, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center and 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron have also sworn into the U.S. Space Force during February 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shay Stuart)

Feb. 18, 2021 - Since the beginning of February 2021, Airmen across Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst have volunteered as new Guardians of the U.S. Space Force. Junior and senior enlisted discuss their reasons behind deciding to transfer and...

Joint service 5/6 Council leads the way

Volunteers put together COVID-19 test kits at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 29, 2021. The Joint Base MDL’s 5/6 Council built more than 6,000 COVID-19 swab kits and helped support the 87th Medical Group’s testing capabilities for more than 20,000 members on base. The 5/6 Council is an Air Force private organization, however any military member within the NCO tier that is assigned to Joint Base MDL can join, to include members with a line number for E-5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)

Feb. 2, 2021 - Throughout the pandemic, Joint Base MDL’s 5/6 Council built more than 6,000 COVID-19 test kits. The private organization’s contribution helped support the 87th Medical Group’s testing capabilities for more than 20,000 members...

Pharmaceutical Prodigy Combats COVID

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexander Godwin, 87th Medical Group chief of pharmacy services, prepares COVID-19 vaccines on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 26, 2021. Godwin graduated with his Doctorate of Pharmacy at the age of 22 and currently acts as Point of Distribution chief for the COVID-19 vaccine at JB MDL.

Feb. 1, 2021 - As COVID-19 hit the world by storm in 2020, 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexander Godwin, 87th Medical Group chief of pharmacy services, was on the frontlines prepared to bear the incoming pandemic. Godwin serves as one...