Press Release: Army National Guard units to conduct range training

Two Army National Guard units are scheduled to conduct mortar training at the Dix ranges between June 7-9, 2013, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.Units training include: the 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, from Riverdale N.J., and 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target

Navy petty officers pin on rank

USAF team exchanges ideas, hope with Senegalese air force

Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa recently returned from an engagement with their Senegalese air force counterparts May 20-24, 2013, in Dakar, Senegal. The engagement provided a forum for Airmen from both nations to share ideas on relief

DISH satellite television, internet now available at Base Exchange

Military shoppers looking for the most popular TV shows, movies, sports, news and other video entertainment can now subscribe to DISH Network through the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Exchange. Subscribers can benefit from Exchange-exclusive specials including a $10 per month discount for the

Inspectors dive under bridges, look for cracks

A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers divers inspected two of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's bridges May 30, 2013, here.A licensed inspector has to inspect every bridge on JB MDL, N.J., every four years as Federal Highway Administration law directs. The law makes no exceptions for bridges which

JB MDL first responders save life

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst emergency service professionals and 87th Force Support Squadron Griffith Field House staff worked together to save a man's life May 20, 2013, here.Emergency Medical Technicians responded to a call from Griffith Field House where Scott Webring, retired Army Master

Patriots stay 'SHARP'

Col. Craig A. Osborne, 174th Infantry Brigade commander, voiced his zero-tolerance policy In line with the Army-wide mandated Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention stand down May 28, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J."I don't want that kind of person in the brigade, in the

Service member spotlight: reap the benefits

Staff Sgt. Kristin Ott, Marine Aircraft Group 49 career planner, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Ott hails from Boyertown, Pa.Q: Why did you join the military?A: My grandfather was in the Navy during the Korean War and we would always hear his stories growing up as kids. I

JB MDL commemorates triumph at Midway

Joint base community members came together to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway June 4, 2013, at Hangar One here.Gerry Little, Ocean County New Jersey Freeholder, addressed more than 100 attendees which included active-duty Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army personnel, civilian

MAG-49 Marines 'hustle' 53s to Pacific

Marines of Marine Aircraft Group 49 departed their home station at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst May 30-31, 2013, for a deployment to the Pacific as part of the U.S. Marine Corps' resumption of the Unit Deployment Program.Nearly 70 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 Marines accompanied