Airmen provide refueling support from Bulgaria

 With the closure of another base's runway in the region for routine maintenance, members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 927th Air Refueling Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., are working together to ensure critical air refueling

JROTC cadets compete in Raider Competition at JB MDL

Campaign puts emphasis on seatbelts

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seatbelts save more than 13,000 lives nationwide every year.Seat-belt usage saved more than 75,000 lives from 2004 to 2008. Law enforcement agencies will implement the "Click It or Ticket" campaign from May 23 to June 5. Law

From yesterday’s yachts to tomorrow’s tugboats

Soldiers from the 651st Transportation Corps Harbor Master Operations Detachment line up with their weapons in hand May 13 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. They march down the dirt road to the firing range with their minds on training. The unit receives vigorous training in basic combat skills

Base implements higher security measures

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst upgraded from Force Protection Condition Alpha to FPCON Bravo May 1 along with all continental U.S. military installations. The rise in FPCON level was sent down by the U.S. Northern Command as a result of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's death.All Air Force

Lyme disease: it’s that time of year

Headin' for the trails? Make sure you don't pick up any unwanted baggage along the way - like ticks. Be on the lookout for these pesky creatures that lurk in moist, shaded woods, low-growing brush, dense weeds or piles of leaves. Ticks can also be found sneaking around your neighborhood - even in

621st CRW readies Romania airport for U.S. multi-modal shipments

Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst arrived here May 9 to extend the airfield's capability to support "multi-modal operations" during a U.S. Transportation Command proof-of-principle evaluation.USTRANSCOM applies the term "multi-modal" to the movement

514th AES provides medical support at 30,000 feet

The KC-135 Stratotanker powers down the runway at full speed. Members of the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron are strapped in their seats with their backs pressed against the side walls of the cabin.The mission: transporting medical patients from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, enroute to

Future AF trainers in demand at seminar

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Airmen can attend the Air Education and Training Command special duty-recruiting seminar from 9 to 11 a.m. May 20 at the Joint Base Theater.The seminar is intended to inform and recruit Airmen for special-duty positions to include: military training instructor,

First Army prepares to serve as trainer mentor team in Afghanistan

More than 30 Soldiers assigned to First Army are preparing for deployment as trainer mentors in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. The Trainer Mentor Team is conducting its mobilization training here at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and is scheduled to depart for its six-month