Snow requires JB MDL to implement safety measures

Anyone who has experienced a New Jersey winter should be familiar with the feeling of waking up in a warm bed before stepping out into the powdery white wonderland of snow which has been all too familiar this season. With that in mind, try to empathize with the service members here who wake up

Coast Guard National Strike Force supports Super Bowl XLVIII

The U.S. Coast Guard's National Strike Force, spearheaded by the Atlantic Strike Team of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., deployed as a part of a comprehensive port-security regime set up for protection and rapid-response operations during the events surrounding Super bowl XLVIII from Jan.

Checklist: blow up stuff, save lives

An elite group of highly trained service members at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., start their day preparing and maintaining their equipment, for any alert call where the lives and property of others depend on their expertise.The Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 87th Civil

Wintery weather initiates snow removal efforts

Amid midday snowfall, crew chiefs of the 714th and 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons performed various tasks during snow removal efforts on the flightline here Jan. 25.The three-member team worked primarily to install engine covers on KC-10 Extender aircraft to prevent snow from accumulating

Southern PAO in northern territory

Some Soldiers shoot to kill and others shoot to tell a story. Through photography, videos and news articles Soldiers of the 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment are storytellers. They are currently honing their skills during mobilization training at Joint Base, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., for

HAWC teaches 'eat clean, train mean to get lean'

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Health and Wellness Center kicked off its forefront campaign, the New Year's Resolution Eight-Week Weight Loss Challenge, to keep community members on track with their New Year's resolutions Jan. 19, 2014, here.The program synergizes existing and new

JB MDL 'digs out' after snowstorm

Mobility Airmen exercise global response

Hundreds of total force mobility Airmen joined their U.S. Army counterparts to exercise the rapid introduction of forces into hostile environments during exercise Global Response Expeditor here Jan. 6-16.The exercise brings together forces of United States Transportation Command and the Air Force's

Obama calls military sexual assaults 'profound injustice'

President Barack Obama today addressed what he called the "profound injustice" of sexual assaults in the military.During a White House Council on Women and Girls event in the East Room, the president reaffirmed his administration's commitment to preventing sexual violence in America.With Defense

Saving life beyond call of duty

A Navy chief, assigned to Center for Security Forces Detachment Chesapeake, will undergo a bone marrow aspiration procedure Jan. 28, in a selfless act to reach out and save the life of someone in dire need.The C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense (DoD) Marrow Donor Program, also known as Salute to