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305th MXG hosts annual Knucklebuster Awards Banquet
May 8, 2023 — The 305th Maintenance Group hosted the 2023 Knucklebuster Award banquet for both active duty and Air Force Reserve members with the 514th Air Mobility Wing on 5 May, 2023, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst attend the Knucklebuster award banquet on 6 May, 2023 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Knucklebuster award banquet is an annual Air Force-wide event that recognizes the maintenance career field's best maintainers and leaders. Open to families, the banquet also functions as a social event where various forms of official military uniforms both past and present, are allowed to be worn.

Reynolds credited with guiding Lakehurst through COVID-19 Pandemic at Retirement Ceremony
May 4, 2023 — After a 20-year career in the United States Navy, including more than three years as the Officer-in-Charge at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst, Cmdr. Walter “Yazzi” Reynolds retired during an April 27 ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst... MORE

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst Officer-in-Charge Cmdr. Walter “Yazzi” Reynolds speaks during his retirement ceremony

87th LRS Airmen ACE hot-pit training
May 3, 2023 — Airmen from the 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, traveled to Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey, to collaborate with the 177th Fighter Wing to take part in an integrated hot-pit refueling training the week of April 24, 2023... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gary Kittrell, 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels service center controller, right, is instructed on how to perform a hot-pit refuel of an F-16C+ Fighting Falcon.

N.J. Army National Guard seeks 'Best Warrior'
May 1, 2023 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – U.S. Army Support Activity Fort Dix hosted the New Jersey Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition from April 24 - 27, 2023, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. ... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard participate in the Best Warrior Competition on 26 April, 2023 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Army National Guard’s BWC is a physically and mentally challenging three-day competition that tests competitors on a variety of technical and tactical skills sets. Competitors employ a range of skills relevant to today’s operating environment, including physical endurance, land navigation, marksmanship, weapons skills, and overall combat readiness.

87th Medical Group Partners with Local Hospitals to Improve Access-to-Care for Patients
April 28, 2023 — The 87th Medical Group has partnered with the Deborah Heart and Lung Center and Cooper University Health Care to create the Primary Care Partnership Clinic, located in Browns Mills, to improve the access-to-care standard for their patients... MORE

A photograph of military and civilian healthcare providers.

305th OSS says ‘Can Do’ to advancing Global Air Superiority
April 28, 2023 — The 305th Air Mobility Wing hosted the Operational Support Squadron Symposium at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., with Squadron Commanders and Senior Enlisted Leaders convening to discuss the latest trends and challenges in operational support. The symposium, which ran from April 19-20, 2023, enabled Airmen and Guardians to communicate with Functional Managers from Air Force Headquarters to solve complex issues affecting their multifaceted aviation support mission sets. ... MORE

The Symposium enabled Airmen to communicate with their respective Functional Managers to solve complex issues affecting their multifaceted aviation support mission sets.

JB MDL holds annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony
April 27, 2023 — The annual volunteer appreciation ceremony took place on April 25, 2023 on Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst. The event was hosted by military family readiness to recognize the excellent volunteering efforts in support of JB MDL... MORE

The awards for the volunteer achievements wait to be handed out during the volunteer appreciation ceremony April 25, 2023 on Joint Base Mcguire Dix Lakehurst. The event was hosted by military family readiness to recognize the excellent volunteering efforts in support of JB MDL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Iris MacIlvaine)

Military Medical Partnership Kicks Joint Base Pain to the Curb with In-House Orthopedic Care
April 24, 2023 — The partnership between the 87th Medical Group and the Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH) at West Point, New York, which began in February of 2022, has resumed, continuing the advanced orthopedic care to service members assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst... MORE

From Egypt to New Egypt, One Airman's Pursuit of Happiness and the American Dream
April 21, 2023 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The United States was built on a foundation of worldwide immigration. From that foundation comes a rich history of people, of all backgrounds, who came together under the common values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For Airman 1st Class Marian Tawfik, 305th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, coming to America was a dream fulfilled. The journey was, at times, a perilous one, but has formed an immense sense of gratitude towards the rights and privileges many take for granted... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marian Tawfik, 305th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, in-processes travelers at the 305th APS Passenger Terminal on 19 April, 2023, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Tawfik, an immigrant from Minya, Egypt, won a work Visa through the U.S. Embassy lottery and eventually attained her citizenship in the United States.

SAPR honors SAAPM to raise awareness and prevention
April 20, 2023 — April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst observes this month by raising awareness to prevent sexual assault and harassment and to provide resources and victim support to educate the public. These efforts contribute to a safe and secure joint base community... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Leah Garrison, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response deputy sexual assault response coordinator, poses for a group photo with the SAPR team at the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month proclamation signing on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Apr. 6, 2023. The SAAPM proclamation signing is an event that Joint Base MDL leadership and members of the joint base community come together to promote the prevention of sexual violence and provide protection and support to the victims and survivors of interpersonal violence around the joint base. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Joint Base MDL observes this month by raising awareness to prevent sexual assault and harassment and to provide resources and victim support to educate the public. These efforts contribute to a safe and secure joint base community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)