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  • Officials announce civilian workforce hiring freeze

    Air Force officials announced the implementation of a 90-day hiring freeze effective immediately.A firm commitment to keep spending within requested levels led to implement the hiring freeze across the civilian workforce, officials said.In addition to a 90-day hiring freeze, the officials plan to

  • Teens are invited to attend orientation

    All Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst students attending 7th through 9th grades to the Pemberton Township, Northern Burlington or Lakehurst schools are invited to attend the annual JB MDL Teen Orientation. The orientation provides students with an opportunity to make new friends before the schools

  • AFSA Chapter 211 attends 2011 Professional Airmen Conference

    Commemorating the 50th Air Force Sergeant Association anniversary, members from AFSA Garden State Chapter 211 represented Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst during the 2011 Professional Airmen's Conference and International Convention in San Antonio, Texas."The PAC is a great opportunity for all

  • Engineers use singing to beat heat

    "Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair," sang the soldiers of 1st platoon, 733rd Engineer Company out of Greeneville, Tenn.The jovial engineers sang a blend of army cadence and country music to keep their morale up in the 120-degree heat index while

  • Tops in Blue sing, dance their way through JB MDL

    The Air Force's premier entertainment unit, Tops in Blue, put a show on for the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community Aug. 8 at the Timmermann Center.The unit took the audience on a musical roller coaster starting with swing and jazz then working their way to today's current music.They

  • Texas Avenue construction continues

    The construction on Texas Avenue has been a stress and strain for much of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community throughout the past few months.The completion date of the project has been pushed back due to unforeseen "road blocks" discovered during recent phases of the construction process.

  • Sailors, Airmen find IED detection a blast

    Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen received improvised explosive device detection pre-deployment training at Forward Observation Base Liberty, a training venue at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.The three-day course, conducted by trainer mentors from the 174th Infantry Brigade, is given to servicemembers

  • 99th RSC Soldier 'walks with the gods'

    One special soldier had the chance to walk with the gods when he was inducted into the Signal Corps Order of Mercury at the Maj. John P. Pryor Army Reserve Center.Standing before more than 100 of his friends, coworkers and fellow Soldiers, Lt. Col. Danny Magpantay was awarded the Bronze Order of

  • Devil Raider spirit triumphs at Air Mobility Rodeo

    Members from the 621st Contingency Response Wing returned July 30, 2011 with heads held high and holding hardware from Air Mobility Command's Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, held July 24-29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.Devil Raiders competed in contingency response operations, aerial port and security

  • 305th OSS is ready for evaluation

    The 305th Operations Support Squadron is preparing for a week-long evaluation the Air Traffic System Evaluation Program team from Aug. 8 to 12.The ATSEP team evaluates the 305th OSS on air traffic system safety, compatibility and adequacy every two years.Preparation for the evaluation takes months