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  • Rain or Shine: 'Operation Victory' hails success

    With rain gear and dog tags displaying their name and unit, 30 honorary commanders prepared to mobilize during Operation Victory March 26, 2015 here.Shuffling into a make-shift briefing room, the honorary commanders anxiously awaited to receive the installation commander's warning order on their

  • Knowledge is power; training helps prevent crises

    Broken glass. A woman's scream can be heard from the floor below. Glancing around the office, everyone is frozen in fear and confusion.Then it happens; gunshots echo through the halls of the building.Can this be real? This only happens in movies, right? Real life doesn't work this way.Dozens of

  • Army Trains Multi-Service Combat Lifesaver Course

    The 174th Infantry Brigade conducted a joint service combat lifesaver course (CLS), for Army, Air Force and Navy servicemembers from 23-25 March, 2015.The CLS course teaches servicemembers how to properly provide immediate first aid on the battlefield, providing every Soldier, Airman and Sailor with

  • U.S. air advisors pioneer new DoD training in Zambia

    Eight members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing's 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, to take part in a first of its kind Department of Defense training event, March 21, 2015.The team engaged with twenty members of the Zambian air force to accomplish two

  • Leadership development course tested at JB MDL

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was one of three bases to host a trial version of Air Mobility Command's new Flight Commander and Officer-in-Charge Leadership Development Course March 23-26, 2015, at the Timmerman Center here.The course is in its "beta" phase, according to Maj. Adam King,

  • Project Medicine Drop now at JB MDL

    With the unveiling of the newest Project Medicine Drop box at the 87th Security Forces Squadron here March 27, 2015, the joint base community has a new location to bring unused medications.This is part of a larger initiative started by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs as an important part

  • Air Force Wrestling Team trains at JB MDL

    The U.S. Air Force Wrestling Team recently concluded  their annual two-month training camp at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. in preparation for the Armed Forces Wrestling Championships currently being held at Fort Carson, Colorado.For the duration of the training, team members exercise

  • Shuttle ends after decade of service

    The joint base shuttle service, which most people might recognize as the white bus that typically drives around, transporting service members throughout the joint base, will no longer be available as of March 31.The shuttle, which has been supported by the Overseas Contingency Operations fund for

  • 3 wings ace UEI Capstone

    Three Air Force wings here completed a Unit Effectiveness Inspection cycle Feb. 27, with the wings' first Capstone event of the Air Force's new Commander's Inspection Program.The 87th Air Base Wing and the 514th and 305th Air Mobility Wings each earned an "Effective" rating and garnered dozens of

  • Volunteers, employers recognized for contributions

    More than 30 awards were presented to volunteers and employers at this year's New Jersey Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Awards Conference held March 14 at Tommy B's Community Center here.ESGR is a Defense Department office established to promote cooperation and understanding