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  • EMS workers respond to call

    Every step in the EMS process has its own specialist whether it is a firefighter, EMT or ALST. Each emergency response professional undergoes respective training and expertise, personal experience, trials and tribulations. The varying professionals come together to achieve a common goal: to ensure

  • Rededication ceremony honors historic aircraft

    Joint base leaders and community members gathered to rededicate the C-118 Liftmaster static display May 14, 2013, at the circle in front of the McGuire Passenger Terminal here. The ceremony was the culmination of a more than three-year restoration project taken on by 305th and 514th Air Mobility

  • Airmen get flipped in egress training, feel the HEAT

    Normally, one does not typically expect to see Airmen being flipped upside down in Humvees wearing full battle rattle. More than 30 airmen conducted egress training May 13, 2013, here in preparation for deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. "This training is teaching us

  • Press Release: Media invited to attend annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and the New Jersey State Police will commemorate Memorial Day with the 30th annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony at 10:30 a.m. May 23 at Pudgy's Circle.Participants in the ceremony will lay wreaths as a tribute to those who gave their

  • Joint base cancels Fourth of July celebration

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's annual Fourth of July celebration has been officially canceled due to the current fiscal constraints.The annual celebration - featuring static displays, entertainment and a fireworks show - provided the joint base with an opportunity to show our appreciation to the

  • EOD, Army National Guard units to conduct range training

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Three units are scheduled to conduct mortar and artillery-firing training at the Dix ranges from May 18-19, 2013.Training is slated to occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.The units training include: the 87th Civil Engineer explosive ordnance

  • Local Memorial Day events

    Check out all these local Memorial Day events happening in the communities surrounding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Spirit of Princeton Memorial Day ParadeThe Spirit of Princeton Memorial Day Parade is set to begin 8:30 a.m. May 25, 2013, at 1 Monument Plaza in Princeton, N.J. The start of the

  • Chaplain, first responders help wayward Soldier

    Members of the 87th Security Force Squadron responded to a call from a community member warning of a possible suicidal individual in the Dix housing area April 16, 2013, here. Chaplain (Capt.) Douglas Hess, 87th Air Base Wing chaplain, was also called to respond as the on-call chaplain. "I was asked

  • JROTC cadets are faces of military future

    Abraham Clark High School Junior ROTC cadets from Roselle, N.J., took time from their academic schedules to maneuver through the Leadership Reaction Course May 1, 2013, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.The cadets arrived at the course to begin a physical warm-up. Cpl. Teliah Wilson, MAG-49

  • First lady hosts military Mother's Day Tea at White House

    First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, hosted 170 military mothers and children, including some from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, May 9, 2013, at the White House for a formal Mother's Day tea.The event was part of the Joining Forces campaign, which