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  • Kardashians attend shower for military moms

    "Keeping up with the Kardashians" stars Kim, Kourtney and Khloé gave back to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community during an Operation Shower event in which 64 new mothers were given gifts to celebrate their children's births.The shower was held July 7, 2014, to support military families

  • 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior takes only the best

    Only the best can hack it. Only 42 of the best made it here for the 2014 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition. "All Soldiers must be able to shoot, move and communicate. If you think about the Best Warrior Competition, what are we doing here? Basic soldiering skills," said Command Sgt. Maj.

  • UFC Fit Tour comes to joint base

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship Fit Tour and fitness workshop recently made a stop at JB MDL, which brought with it Carlos Condit, a UFC fighter, and Mike Dolce, a UFC Fit coach, to speak with base residents June 25, 2014, at the Risner Fitness Center.The Air Force Reserve sponsors the fitness

  • Fireworks Safety Urged on July Fourth

    Shooting-off fireworks on Independence Day is becoming more hazardous, according to a Consumer Product Safety Commission study issued June 26.In 2013, there were eight deaths and an estimated 11,400 consumers who sustained injuries related to fireworks, the CPSC study said. This represents an

  • Emergency responders work together to alleviate gas line break

    Emergency responders from the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron and 87th Security Forces Squadron responded to a gas line break June 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.The gas line was hit during routine maintenance but was quickly defused by first responders. For precautionary measures,

  • JB MDL Airmen, Marines honor World War II, Korean War veterans

    Service members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., joined a crowd of families, friends, community members and volunteers as they welcomed more than 150 World War II and Korean War veterans upon their return from visiting the nation's capital, June 21, 2014, at St. Kevin's Church,

  • Ribbon cutting marks 'storefront' medical presence for 514th AMW

    Members of the 514th Air Mobility Wing Medical Squadron and the 514th Aerospace Medicine Squadron have a new place to call home thanks to a joint effort between them and the 87th Medical Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The combined collaborative effort culminated in a ribbon cutting of a

  • JB MDL daughter raises money for cancer research

    It takes a village, or in this case, a base to raise a child. When the 12-year-old daughter of Air Force Lt. Col. Christine Kress was diagnosed with lymphoma in October 2013, her village came to her aid. Kaitlin  "Katie" Kress and her family received an outpouring of support from the military

  • NAWCAD Lakehurst earns Navy award for small business contracts

    At a ceremony held at the Pentagon on June 13, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst Contracts and Small Business Offices were the recipients of the 2013 Sarkis Tatigian Award for acquisition excellence in small business programs within the Department of the