Active shooter exercise strengthens joint-base security

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst spent much of June 2 on lockdown as the installation held an active shooter exercise for the second time within the last six months.The exercise tests the joint base's ability to respond to an active-shooter event, similar to the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, when a

MAG-49 takes huge step in efforts to 'go green'

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the beginning of a new chapter in Marine aviation and the end of a five-year Base Realignment and Closure process in Marine Aircraft Group 49's new hangar here May 13.MAG-49, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 moved

JB MDL commemorates Sailors' triumph at Midway

A ceremony commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Midway was held here May 3.More than 350 military and community members gathered at Lakehurst to honor the Sailors and Marines who displayed courage, sacrifice and heroism in the Pacific during World War II.The ceremony also celebrated

Construction underway for new Military and Family Support Center

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leaders broke ground for the new Military and Family Support Center for all servicemembers during a ceremony here Wednesday.The MFSC, formerly called the Warfighter and Family Readiness Center, will continue to provide comprehensive, coordinated and responsive social

JB MDL Airmen mentor local elementary school students

Children from Pemberton Elementary School visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst May 31 for a tour of the C-141B Starlifter static display and lunch with their Airmen mentors.Airmen, ranging from a military training leader to a physical therapy technician, took time out of their day to teach

Navy Lakehurst teams earn FEB awards

The Federal Executive Board awarded a bronze medal to the Naval Air Systems Command Program Management team and the NAVAIR P-3 Business and Financial Management team May 17 in Philadelphia. The PM team is responsible for providing Peculiar Support Equipment to Naval Aviation assets throughout the

174th Infantry Brigade bids farewell to Fort Drum

The 174th Infantry Brigade cased its colors for official movement to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst during a ceremony May 20 at Fort Drum, N.Y. The ceremony, overseen by Maj. Gen. Kevin Wendel, First Army Division East commander, marked the final farewell and new beginning for a brigade. "Change

Airmen wrap up 'proof of principle' operations in Romania, Bulgaria

Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., wrapped up operations here and at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria on May 31 after a more than three-week deployment. An important part of the mission was to demonstrate the capability of the airport at MK to support

Uncle, nephew reunite in Romania operation

The future is now at JB MDL: the Expeditionary Combat Support System

The Air Force is in the midst of an historical transformation. The way the Air Force is organized and the ways airpower is employed are changing in revolutionary ways. Changing, too, are the ways in which Air Force logisticians provide support to warfighters. The Expeditionary Combat Support System