Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

JB MDL Airmen work hard to provide safe, quality water

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First decennial celebration begins with dinner

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Students Honor French Dissidents

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Honorary commanders gear up for boot camp at JBMDL

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Firefighters conduct, contain controlled burns

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JB MDL News

AMC promotes ‘Ready, Set, Summer’ Physical Activity Challenge

April 19, 2019 - This spring season, Civilian Health Promotion Services (CHPS) will promote its Ready, Set, Summer

New Jersey Institute of Technology names NAWCAD Lakehurst ‘Employer of the Year’

Michele Huk, team lead for the NAWCAD Lakehurst Workforce Development Team, accepts the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Top Full Time Employer of the Year Award from Greg Mass, executive director of Career Development Services at NJIT.

April 16, 2019 - Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst received the Top Full Time Employer of

Firefighters conduct, contain controlled burns

Mark LaGreco, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, guides a wall of flames across a controlled burn at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, March 29, 2019. Each firefighter in the blaze communicates with teammates outside to ensure safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Martyn)

April 12, 2019 - Firefighters with the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron have been working throughout the early spring

Everyone can contribute to stormwater pollution prevention

April 9, 2019 - Stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey's greatest threats to clean and plentiful water and that's

Honorary commanders gear up for boot camp at JBMDL

Graduates receive certificates for completing the Honorary Commander boot camp at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 5, 2019. After an entire day of experiencing what military members go through, Honorary Commanders are able to take their experience and share that deeper understanding of the military and knowledge with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jaclyn Sumayao)

April 9, 2019 - Thirty-two civic leaders took part in an Honorary Commander Boot Camp April 5 at Joint Base

DOD Stories

DOD Official: Updated Transgender Policy Based on Treating All With Dignity

April 12, 2019 - Updates to the Defense Department’s transgender policy now take effect, and defense officials stressed the policy is anchored in the core value of treating all service members with dignity and respect.

Reserve Components Are Focused on Readiness, Leaders Say

April 11, 2019 - Readiness was a top priority for both the National Guard and the services’ Reserve components when planning budgets for fiscal year 2020, their leaders told Congress.

Defense Leaders: Space Force Would Build, Accelerate American Space Capabilities

(Left to right) Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan; Air Force Secretary Heather A. Wilson; and Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, deliver testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the proposal to establish a United States Space Force, April 11, 2019. DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro

April 11, 2019 - A United States Space Force would build on and accelerate the advantage the U.S. Air Force has given the American military in space, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

DOD Comptroller: Overmatch Against China, Russia Critical

April 10, 2019 - The fiscal year 2020 defense budget request is a “strategy-driven budget,” the Defense Department’s comptroller said during a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee.

Shanahan: Next Big War May Be Won or Lost in Space

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan outlined the Defense Department’s plans to establish U.S. Space Command and the U.S. Space Force in a speech he delivered at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 9, 2019. DOD graphic

April 9, 2019 - The acting defense secretary spoke during the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, an event that brought representatives from the space community to one place to discuss and focus attention on space-related issues and promote dialogue.

JB MDL Features

Aircraft simulators: Training Airmen for real-world flights