Wings gather for assault-awareness

The 87th Air Base and the 621st Contingency Response wings held a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Stand-Down Day June 19, 2013.The Secretary of Defense recently mandated all military branches conduct a SAPR stand-down day, for military and civilian personnel, no later than July 1, 2013, to

JB MDL congratulates CCAF graduates

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community would like to congratulate the Community College of the Air Force Spring 2013 graduates. The CCAF's vision, incorporating the Air Force's core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do, is to prepare the world's best

Base prepares for vulnerability assessment

The higher headquarters vulnerability assessment is slated to take place June 19-28, 2013, here. A seven-person team will evaluate the join base antiterrorism program by looking at personnel's ability to deter terrorist actions directed toward the base and assessing how well they react, respond to

Army Reserve facility equips Soldiers to save lives

The Medical Storage and Maintenance Facility located here at the Army Reserve's Equipment Concentration Site 99 is entering the "walk" stage of a pilot program that was started here in January 2012.The overall intent is to have the medical equipment concentration sites take care of 50 percent of the

NYPD's elite unit trains for real world threats

Training for the real-world scenario or preventing it is paramount for New York City first responders, where the terrorist threat remains high since 9/11 World Trade Center attacks 11 years ago.About 50 police officers, investigators, aviators, including its resident surgeon, of the New York City

Former Cowboy tells 305th AMW fitness is key

Man on the Street: Father's Day frenzy

This month we asked service members from around Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst:What are you doing for your father this Father's Day?

Army Reserve's Combat Support Training Exercise begins

Nearly 2,500 Soldiers have arrived here to participate in a Combat Support Training Exercise hosted by the Army Reserve's 78th Training Division, June 8-28, 2013, here.The three-week CSTX is designed to train and prepare Army Reserve units that are in the fourth year of the five-year Army Force

Army NCO Academy first to launch new 22-day training model

The United States Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy Dix recently made history for the U.S. Army Reserve when it completed the first Warrior Leader Course containing more days, new curriculum and Soldier training mandates.After more than a decade of war, the evolution of the Army NCO Academy has

Medical Group sharpens IPPD skills

The setup outside the 87th Medical Group Clinic looked like a scene from a disaster movie as medical personnel dressed in plastic suits worked to decontaminate patients while acting as a barrier between the infected and the clean May 30, 2013, here.Medical group staff stood up a functional In-Place