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  • 305th AMW fuels Polar Roar

    A B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. receives fuel from a 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. during Polar Roar, a strategic deterrence exercise, in the skies near the North Pole, July 31. The rapid global mobility and air refueling capabilities of Air

  • New commander at Expeditionary Center

    The guidon of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center passed to its newest commander in a ceremony here Aug. 2. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence brings 30 years of experience to the position as he takes over for Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin.

  • NAWCAD members enable Osprey flight with 3D-printed parts

    Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division members, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, enabled the first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using 3D printing technology here July 29.Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) members completed an

  • Greatest generation visits MDL

    Sol Goldstein’s story begins in a humble Jewish home in Baltimore during the height of the Great Depression in 1923. He and his brother spent their youth fighting anti-Semitic bullies, in and out of school. The fighting spirit he picked up spurred his enlistment into the U.S. Army during World War

  • Massachusetts Soldiers save New Jersey woman they found while training

    Two mechanics put their skills as Soldiers and civilian firefighters to use after coming across an 87-year-old woman who spent the weekend stuck in the woods.Staff Sgt. Dana Francis and Sgt. Tommy Coppola - members of G Co. 186th Brigade Support Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard - found

  • Airmen distribute mobility expertise at joint exercise

    Joint Exercise Turbo Distribution prepares 621st CRW Airmen to deploy at a moment’s notice to austere operating environments in order to deliver rapid global mobility contingency response capabilities to those in need.

  • New Aggie takes command of 87th MSG

    Members of the 87th Mission Support Group welcomed its newest leader during a change of command ceremony here July 13.Col. Troy Koepnick assumed command from Col. Charles Kelm as Joint Base MDL and 87th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Frederick Thaden presided over the ceremony.At MDL and deployed

  • 305th AMW welcomes new commander

    Members with the 305th Air Mobility Wing welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony here July 7.Col. Darren Cole took the reins of the 305th AMW from Col. John Price during the ceremony, which was presided by Lt. Gen. Samuel Cox, 18th Air Force commander.Before arriving here, Cole

  • WWI era munitions to be destroyed at JB MDL Lakehurst

    Officials with the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity's Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate will soon destroy two World War I era chemical munitions that were discovered at JB MDL Lakehurst's parachute jump circle bombing target range.A 75mm round containing mustard agent and a Livens

  • Joint base recognizes service members of the year

    Senior enlisted leaders, including the sergeant major of the Army, recognized candidates during an award ceremony for the 2016 Joint Base Service Member of the Year Competition at Tommy B's Community Center here, July 7, 2016.The 2016 Joint Base Service Member of the Year Competition was a two-day