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  • JB fire inspector describes electrical safety

    Flipping a light switch. Plugging in a coffeemaker. Charging a laptop computer. These are second nature for most of us. Electricity makes our lives easier. However, we need to be cautious and keep safety in mind at all times. The following safety tips can help prevent a disaster in your home.1. Have

  • Army Reserve Soldier sparks Head Start students' imaginations

    When a six-foot, one-inch Soldier in uniform read to children at the Head Start school here May 12, he must have looked like a giant from one of the stories he shared with them.Sgt. Russell Toof of the Army Reserve's 326th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment read to dozens of three-, four- and

  • Portrait of a Police Officer: Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Stradford

    Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Stradford stands shoulder-to-shoulder with his fellows - the deep blue of his uniform between the green-and-tan and black of his counterparts. Across his chest is a black tactical vest, a gold badge pinned at the top. It reads "U.S. Navy Security Forces."Stradford is

  • Portrait of a Police Officer: Senior Master Sgt. Victor Dempsey

    On the second floor of an old maintenance hangar, tucked away in a warren of nondescript offices of stained carpet and off-white walls, sits Senior Master Sgt. Victor Dempsey, 514th Security Forces Squadron superintendent.Among the maze, Dempsey's office is distinctive. Every spare inch of space is

  • JB officials release annual drinking water consumer confidence reports

    Joint Base officials from the 87th Civil Engineering Group and Aerospace Medicine Squadron released the 2015 Consumer Confidence Reports for the base's three water drinking water systems as of May 26, 2016.The CCR is a federally-mandated document summarizing annual drinking water testing results for

  • Joint Base MDL, ASA-Dix members welcome first 'dual-hatted' commander

    Members of the Joint Base MDL community gathered to witness U.S. Army Col. Marty Klein assume command of Army Support Activity-Dix from Col. Shelley Balderson during a change of command ceremony here May 20.Klein is now the first "dual-hatted" deputy joint base commander and ASA commander,

  • MDL families two-step at Old-Fashioned Hangar Picnic

    Before the joint base opened its gates to 375,000 people for its 2016 Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show, Team MDL families enjoyed a day to themselves featuring static displays, aerial performances, a concert and free food.The evening concert featured performances by the Billy Walton Band

  • Power in the Pines wows 375K

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst opened its doors to approximately 375,000 people from throughout the tri-state area May 14 and 15 for the 2016 Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show to enjoy the multitude of static displays, performances and activities showcasing the Defense Department

  • Justice Matters

    The following members stationed at JB MDL or its associate units were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice in April 2016:Nonjudicial Punishment ActionsA Staff Sgt. from the 305th Maintenance Group received an Article 15 for misusing his Government Travel Card.  The squadron commander