JB MDL leaders promote safety before Thanksgiving

Binge drinking often problem during holidays

The holiday season is upon us, and it's a time when many people find themselves celebrating at parties where alcoholic beverages are being served. Therefore, it is important everyone know what they are dealing with when it comes to consuming alcohol.The National Highway Transportation Safety

Fire prevention staff ensures 'your goose is cooked' safely

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Fire Prevention staff offer tips to ensure a great turkey day, but also reminds families to keep safety in mind. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the leading holiday for home fires involving cooking equipment. The following are

Soldiers, corporate America team up to give thanks

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 309th Regiment, 174th Infantry Brigade stationed here, along with military community supporters at Ally in Fort Washington, Pa., partnered for the second consecutive year to support the troops in an effort termed "Boxes for Baghdad."The local employees raised more than

JB MDL chaplains: here to help through Thanksgiving, year-round

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is home to more than 40,000 men and women with a wide variety of different religious beliefs and needs.The base houses four chapels with an array of religious denominations and services available to the community."We are accepting of everybody, regardless of their

JB MDL community cuts ribbon on new CDC

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commanders and youth joined together to cut the ribbon on the new Dix Child Development Center Nov. 17. Community members celebrated the opening of the $6.3 million facility which was built just 3 miles away from the existing CDC on Tennessee Ave. The Dix CDC was in

Local unit returns home for the holidays

NAVAIR interns participate in KC-10 air-refueling mission

A group of 45 interns from Naval Air Systems Command Lakehurst's Professional Development Group participated in a refueling training mission with the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Oct. 28. The interns flew aboard two of the Wing's KC-10 air refueling tankers in a

Winter Safety Campaign kicks-off at Base Exchange

JB MDL brigade supports, joins Iraq drawdown; prepares to return home

The logistical drawdown in Iraq is progressing well and on track to meet the Dec. 31 deadline, according to the commander of the unit who has overseen that mission since January. He and his Soldiers prepared to return home early this week.Army Col. Stephen Falcone, Army Reserve's 77th Sustainment