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

JB MDL members compete to become service member of the year

The second annual Joint Base Service Member of the Year Competition was held here June 28-29.        The Joint Base SMOY Competition took place over two days and tested competitors in a series of physical and mental challenges to determine the winner.    Contestants from each military branch were

JB MDL new school groundbreaking ceremony

JB MDL members are reminded to stay vigilant of suspicious activity

Joint Base MDL personnel and their family members must remain observant and not become complacent with daily installation security measures and individual and family protection plans. Terrorist leaders continue to call for attacks in the West, and our base is not immune to these threats. The "See