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  • Patriots hold 'NCO of the Quarter' competition

    The 174th Infantry Brigade held its Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter competition Jan. 17 through 20 here.The competition focused on Army Warrior Skills. Candidates conducted a timed five-mile road march at 6 a.m. on day one. They then prepped the M136 Anti-armor AT4 weapon system for fire and

  • MAG 49 'LEED' way in environmental innovation

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's Marine Aircraft Group 49 unit received the Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Award Jan. 25 here.The unit and base leadership accepted the Silver LEED Award together for achieving high performance in human and environmental health quality during

  • Pharmacy student earns commission

    Jennifer Wang, a pharmacy intern with the 87th Medical Group, was sworn into the United States Air Force officer corps Jan. 10 at the Edwards Resource Center here, as part of the Health Professions Scholarship Program. The HPSP is an Air Force initiative designed to provide financial assistance to

  • Prescribed burn set to take place on JB MDL

    The skies over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will fill with smoke several times during fall and early spring. This can cause concern for local residents and employees, but the Joint Base Fire Emergency Service and Natural Resource personnel are merely conducting a prescribed burn.What is a

  • Safety Office provides useful tips for winter driving

    Driving in inclement weather can be treacherous if the right precautions are not taken.The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Safety Office is set to host a Safety Down Day Jan. 27 to raise awareness and focus attention on safe and effective mission accomplishment during 2012."Having a good safety

  • Physical therapists make recovery fun

    What would a grown-up's daycare center depict?Some might imagine a room with balls of many sizes and colors, long rubber bands hanging from walls, machines beeping, men and women peddling on bikes and even mats perfect for a mid-day nap as a grown-up's daycare center, but in fact this also describes

  • JB MDL Airmen contribute to AMC's aircrew safety; test new mask

    Flight crews have fewer than 10 seconds during a rapid decompression to don an oxygen mask before losing consciousness at 35,000 feet.Airmen at the Air Mobility Test and Evaluation Squadron here completed the fourth and final phase of testing on the new Aviation Oxygen and Respiratory Systems

  • 'iCarly' cast rocks JB MDL

    Hundreds of servicemembers and their excited children waited outside the Timmerman Center here Jan. 11 in anticipation of the "iCarly" cast and an exclusive screening of their newest episode.More than 700 tickets were passed out on a first come, first serve basis and given to unit leadership

  • 514th Air Mobility Wing helps deliver food to Afghans

    1/17/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Aircrews that fly KC-10 Extenders are used to filling the fuel tanks of other aircraft, but on Jan. 9 they performed a mission to fill the fuel tanks of hungry people, as they helped transport 45,000 pounds of food to impoverished