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  • Raising awareness one step, sign at a time

    U.S. Army Col. Bryan Dunker, U.S. Army Support Activity Fort Dix commander and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst deputy commander, addresses service members before the “Be the Anchor” ruck march Sept. 3, 2025, at JB MDL, N.J. Service members from across the branches and Department of Defense

  • Salute to Service Bowl 2025, JB MDL takes belt again

    Service members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Fort Hamilton, N.Y., play in the annual Salute to Service Bowl at MetLife Stadium, N.J., Aug. 16, 2025. Team JB MDL scored the winning point, making them champions for the fourth year in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Haeleigh

  • Exercise prepares Airmen for potential public health emergencies

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Danika Henderson, 87th Medical Group medical technician, receives a simulated vaccine during a Public Health Emergency exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 7, 2025. During the exercise, mass amounts of patients simulated exposure to Anthrax and

  • 2025 NJ Wing Basic Encampment

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Snelson, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, speaks to Civil Air Patrol cadets during the 2025 NJ Wing Basic Encampment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 30, 2025. The week-long encampment aimed to strengthen the cadets’ leadership skills,

  • Warfighters in action: WAREX 25 at JB MDL

    U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 25, a large-scale readiness training event held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The exercise provides realistic, combat-focused training to enhance mission readiness, interoperability and joint operational

  • Out with the old, in with the new: New PAR system at JB MDL

    A contractor loosens bolts on the Precision Approach Radar 2000 system, used by the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 49 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 16, 2025. The old radar system was replaced with the AN/FPN-68 PAR to provide MAG-49 a better system to use when landing the

  • Joint base chaplain descendant of first U.S. Army chaplain

    A visit to the Army Chaplain Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, unexpectedly revealed a remarkable family legacy for U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Jonathan Hurt, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst senior chaplain, who discovered he is the direct descendant of the first U.S. Army Chaplain, John Hurt.