Service member spotlight: reap the benefits

Staff Sgt. Kristin Ott, Marine Aircraft Group 49 career planner, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Ott hails from Boyertown, Pa.Q: Why did you join the military?A: My grandfather was in the Navy during the Korean War and we would always hear his stories growing up as kids. I

JB MDL commemorates triumph at Midway

Joint base community members came together to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway June 4, 2013, at Hangar One here.Gerry Little, Ocean County New Jersey Freeholder, addressed more than 100 attendees which included active-duty Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army personnel, civilian

MAG-49 Marines 'hustle' 53s to Pacific

Marines of Marine Aircraft Group 49 departed their home station at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst May 30-31, 2013, for a deployment to the Pacific as part of the U.S. Marine Corps' resumption of the Unit Deployment Program.Nearly 70 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 Marines accompanied

JB MDL releases annual drinking water consumer confidence reports

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is formally releasing the 2012 Consumer Confidence Reports for the three water systems serving the residents here. The CCR is a federally-mandated document summarizing the findings of annual drinking water tests for a public water system registered with the state. JB

Family Advocacy shares infant info at Baby Expo