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  • JB MDL Parade of Wreaths honors the fallen

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst observed Memorial Day with the annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony in cooperation with the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and the New Jersey State Police May 22, 2014, at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here.Event participants from military and police organizations

  • Army Reserve honors its fallen during memorial ceremony

    Several thousand New Jersey residents and visitors began their Memorial Day weekend not with a backyard barbecue or day at the beach, but instead by paying tribute to fallen service men and women during a ceremony May 24 at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery here.The official

  • AMC IG deems 108th Wing highly effective

    Col. Robert A. Meyer Jr., 108th Wing Commander, announced the Air Mobility Command Inspector General team's inspection results this morning to a packed hangar. Airmen from every squadron, flight and shop were there to hear the results of the Wing-wide Unit Effectiveness Inspection, which began on

  • JB MDL reaches 20,000 Facebook fans

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst official Facebook page reached another milestone May 17, 2014, by reaching 20,000 fans.The JB MDL Facebook page officially launched July 27, 2010, and has earned recognition as one of the top Facebook pages in Air Mobility Command and one of the largest wing

  • JB MDL Librar-E earns federal award

    The Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) recognized the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Librar-E and Resource Commons in the category of small library and information center of the year May 13, 2014, at the Library of Congress in Washington.FEDLINK chose the LRC out of 2,000 candidates

  • Joint base community honors Hindenburg victims

    Hundreds of spectators from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the local community gathered at the Hindenburg Memorial here to remember the men and women involved in the tragic accident of the Hindenburg airship 77 years ago during a ceremony May 6, 2014.The annual event is hosted by the Navy

  • New housing allowance procedures for Reserve Component Marines

    Marine administrative message 235/14 announces that Reserve Marines called to active duty in support of contingency operations or activated for reasons other than training are now eligible for basic allowance for housing or overseas housing allowance during their tour.The MARADMIN explains a Reserve

  • Employers gain insight into Reserve-component capabilities

    Nearly two-dozen civilian employers of military service members participated in the New Jersey Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve's annual Seven Seals Boss Lift event May 14-15, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.The two-day event was intended to give employers a chance

  • Spring advancement quotas released for active duty and FTS petty officers

    More than 20,000 Sailors will advance to E4, E5, and E6 with the release of the spring petty officer advancement results later this week.Overall opportunity for active duty Sailors decreased by 4.3 percent, from 27.71 percent to 23.41 percent as numbers continue to move closer to the ten-year

  • Yankees arrive at HMLA-773, JB MDL

    The Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 Detachment B "Red Dogs" received their first UH-1Y, or Yankee as the Marines know it, utility helicopter April 25, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.The new model Huey replaced the UH-1N after approximately 50 years of service to provide