Sesame Street, USO team up for military families

Crowds of military and family members came to see the Sesame Street and USO Experience May 27 and 28, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.Each day here, two shows were held to accommodate working service members and school-aged children with a performance designed to shine a light on the

Jersey Guard medic brings big voice to Soldier Show

New Jersey Army National Guard Pfc. Melinda Douglas, of Salem, N.J., will take the Timmermann Center stage here 7:30 p.m. May 30, 2014, with fellow cast members comprised of active-duty and Reserve component Soldiers from around the U.S. and overseas assignments. This year's annual Army Morale

Freedom wing members appear on 'The Tonight Show'

Army Reserve leader honors those ‘sleeping the long goodnight’

Several thousand western Pennsylvanians gathered at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies here to commemorate those service members who have paid the ultimate price in defense of their nation May 25, 2014.Serving as keynote speaker for the event was Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Castelveter, command

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