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  • Photo Lab, Marketing move under same roof

    The Joint Base Photo Lab and the 87th Force Support Squadron's Marketing, Publicity, Commercial Sponsorship and Design Center, will move to 3011 Tuskegee Airmen Ave. starting Jan. 22, 2013. The building, formally the Warfighter and Family Readiness Center, will provide customers a single location to

  • 87th CES says 'It's a dogs' world'

    Military community members and their four-legged furry friends will soon have a new place on-base to enjoy a day of fun in the great outdoors as the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron makes preparation, to unleash a new dog park here.The dog park, situated near Mitchell Road and Falcons Court East, will

  • JB MDL basketball suffers loss after close game

    The Fort Belvoir basketball team brought an upsetting victory to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst team Jan. 12, 2013, at the McGuire Fitness Center on JB MDL, N.J, with a91-87 ending score in overtime.Top scorers for Fort Belvoir, Jayson Bradshaw, shooting guard, and Calvin Booth, point guard,

  • Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

    The voluntary leave transfer program allows an employee in the Department of Defense who has a medical emergency and is without the availability of paid leave, to receive transferred annual leave directly from other employees.An employee affected by a medical emergency can provide a leave recipient

  • 605th AMXS maintains KC-10s, AF mission

    The 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron works 365 days a year to ensure a fleet of KC-10 Extenders are always ready for operations here. The 605th AMXS comprises more than 400 active-duty and Reserve Airmen who maintain 32 KC-10 aircraft. The squadron is known around the world for 'bringing fuel to

  • JB MDL to host Army Reserve training

    Army Reserve leadership, to include 84th Training Command, 1st Army and Atlantic Division, is slated to host training and exercises here for the Army Reserve and National Guard.The leadership hosted a Joint Training Conference here to provide an array of Army leaders with details on the upcoming

  • 87th MDG pediatric rooms receive child-friendly makeover

    When tummy aches, tiny coughs and big colds afflict Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's youngest warriors, it seems to them like there is no end is in sight.Capt. Kristine Andrews, 87th Medical Group pediatrician, wants to not only provide a cure for the sick children she treats, but bring a bit of

  • 87th MDG Airman earns Combat Action Medal

    Staff Sgt. Tyler Baker, 87th Medical Group education and training technician, received the Air Force Combat Action Medal from Col. John Wood, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander, Dec. 20, 2012, at the McGuire Ambulatory Healthcare Center.The Flint, Mich., native earned the AFCAM through his

  • Afghanistan deployment is a family affair

    The U.S. armed forces have been deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for more than a decade. Service members rarely expect to be deployed at the exact time as a relative. However, this possibility became reality for Allenhurst, Ga., residents Lt. Col. Anna L. Rego, a log

  • Exchange recognized as top 100 military friendly employer

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service announced today that it has been designated a 2013 Military Friendly Employer® by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs. Criteria for the designation included a benchmark score across key programs and policies such as the strength of company military recruiting