Shoot hoops, raise awareness

Coming together as a team to train for worst

When 9-1-1 isn't enough, rescuers call on New Jersey Task Force OneWith the help of the New Jersey Army National Guard aviation team, more than 210 members of Task Force One (NJ-TF1) tested their range of expertise on April 15-17 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. "It's about coming

Walson Army Hospital: End of an Era

Every day I work at the Dix Chapel, next to the crumbling Walson Army Hospital. Demolition crews are busy salvaging what they can and demolishing what remains. As the largest building on Dix, it is easy to give people directions to my office. I often say, "Look for the nine story brick building, and

Mission Spotlight: 305th AMW Commander's Action Group

99th RSC supplies medical equipment

The Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command helps Soldiers, Sailors and Airman prepare for real-world medical training missions across the country, and it all begins here at Equipment Concentration Site 99.This 75,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical storage and maintenance site provides a

Mr. Olympia speaks at seminar

Clad in gym clothes and sipping protein shakes, members of the joint base community filtered into the McGuire Theater for a seminar presented by Mr. Olympia Natural.Philip Ricardo, Jr., is a retired U.S. Marine, and has been bodybuilding competitively drug free for twenty-four years, with 39 shows

JB MDL hosts Veterans Career Summit

The joint base held a two-day Veterans Career Summit for service members preparing to transition back to civilian life, here April 7-8.Approximately 200 employers came to the event to speak to and potentially hire one or more of the over 500 transitioning veterans that attended.New Jersey Lt.

305th AMW aids families returning from Turkey

As military dependents and pets began arriving at Baltimore Washington International Airport, Maryland, March 31, 305th Aerial Port Squadron and aid members were there to welcome them.Air Mobility Command's C-17 Globemaster IIIs, including those from Team MDL's own 6th Airlift Squadron aided in

Justice matters

The following members stationed at JB MDL or its associate units were punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice in March 2016:Non-judicial punishment actionsA Senior Airman from a tenant unit received an Article 15 for failing to pay his Government Travel Card balance.  The squadron

Joint EOD teams train for any possibility

The 17,000 acres of ranges at JB MDL are, dare I say, explosive. On any given day you can hear small arms fire, the BOOM of a howitzer or even the BANG of bomb training.Adding to the noise, the joint base hosted a three-week improvised explosive device training, March 14-31. Air Force and Marine