JB MDL teen selected as N.J. Military Youth of the Year

A Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., teen was selected as the Military Youth of the Year for the State of New Jersey. Selena Buchanan, daughter of Army Sgt. 1st Class Clint Buchanan, 174th Infantry Brigade, was nominated for the award through the Garden Terrace Youth Program. One of the

Pentagon announces upcoming changes to imminent danger pay

The Defense Department announced Jan. 3, changes in imminent danger pay, or IDP, that will go into effect June 1, DOD spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren told reporters here. "This is a process that began (in 2011)," he said, and "included in-depth threat assessment from the combatant commands. It was

Joint base leaders serve up holiday dinner

The joint base will be hosting its holiday meal celebrations Dec. 25, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North and West Side dining facilities.   Leadership from across the base will take turns serving a holiday meal, for the fifth year as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to service members

WWII vet receives delayed gratification

John F. Flynn, World War II-era Army sergeant, was formally awarded the Bronze Star medal during a small ceremony Dec. 17, 2013, inside the U.S. Army Reserve Mobilization Museum here.Flynn, a Philadelphia native who currently resides in Egg Harbor, N.J., earned the medal Feb. 1, 1945, while serving

Army Reserve hosts training to aid sexual-assault victims

The Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command is hosting quarterly Victim Advocate courses here as part of it Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program.The SHARP program is part of the Chief, Army Reserve's Ready and Resilient Campaign and supports the Army Reserve's commitment to

HMH-772 recieves warm welcome home

JB MDL service member provides spiritual support downrange

Hundreds of Service members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are deployed to multiple locations around the world.   Master Sgt. Jeremy Brittain, 87th Air Base Wing superintendent of chapel operations, is one of those hundreds deployed from JB MDL supporting global operations.  

Mayor engages, enlightens service members

Randy Brown, Evesham Township mayor and Baltimore Ravens kicking coach, shared personal anecdotes, experiences and advice with JB MDL service members Dec. 6, 2013, here.His speech's purpose was to allow audience members, including Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and civilians, took the opportunity to draw

Deployed service members disseminate story

People are center of patriot command

Each level of command will always have a lesson learned. For the outgoing commander of the 174th Infantry Brigade, Col. Craig A. Osborne, the patriot command was about people. "This assignment wasn't about tactics and procedures as much as it was about people," said Osborne. "I learned the most