87th MDG implements tobacco free campus

The 87th Medical Group will join a number of military treatment facilities and federal employers across the nation in becoming a tobacco free campus on Aug. 31, 2013.The purpose of the tobacco free MTF campus is to promote the mission readiness of the total force; protect the health of staff,

Joint base community welcomes civilian ‘commanders’

A total of 94 honorary commanders from the surrounding community were inducted into the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst extended family during a ceremony at the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 (VR-64) Hangar here Aug. 20, 2013.The community leaders serve a year-long term in their new roles as

Food service specialists at Operation Sustainment Warrior go mobile

U.S. Army Sgt. Donovan Whyte, 77th Sustainment Brigade food service specialist, is one of ten cooks from different units who operate a Containerized Mobile Kitchen Trailer, a mobile dining facility, set up at the ranges here in support of Operation Sustainment Warrior.Food service specialists are

Failure not an option for JB MDL Airmen downrange

One of three KC-10 Extender engines is hoisted more than 40 feet in the air and placed in the tail of the plane. The General Electric CF6-50C2 engine weighs approximately 9,000 pounds and requires significant manpower to move around.Typical maintenance on this engine is completed at U.S. bases,

Deploy the chute!

HMLA-773 loads up, rolls out

Members from three of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773's detachments deployed with two of their UH-1N Hueys Aug. 19, 2013, to Spain then Rotterdam, Netherlands from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.Marines and Sailors from the unit will work with Dutch, Spanish and British marines on a

Joint base community welcomes civilian 'commanders'

A total of 95 honorary commanders from the surrounding community were inducted into the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst extended family during a ceremony at the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 (VR-64) Hangar here Aug. 20, 2013.The community leaders serve a year-long term in their new roles as

Guard construction unit going overseas to deconstruct

Most people think of constructing roads or buildings when Army engineers are mentioned. For the New Jersey Army National Guard's 150th Engineer Company, their mission in Afghanistan will be the opposite. They will be deconstructing. The 113 Citizen Soldiers received a sendoff at the Joint Military

"On Time, On Target" brigade welcomes new commander

The 72nd Operations Brigade recently held a change of responsibility ceremony July 24, 2013, at Sharp Field on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., under bright, cloudless skies.As Soldiers of the brigade stood at attention in formation, Col. Michael S. Shrout relinquished command of the 72nd to

New York National Guard tests Homeland Response Force

Nearly 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from New York and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst joined forces to exercise techniques they would implement when called to assist first responders and health officials. It was a simulated catastrophe, but it was taken seriously by the roughly 400