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  • Military Saves campaign helps servicemembers plan for future

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Military Saves initiatives will commence with a proclamation signing, Jan. 31 by Col. Gina Grosso, JB MDL and 87th Air Base Wing commander. Military Saves is a national campaign to motivate and encourage military families to save money monthly, and to convince

  • Local Army Reserve Brigade prepares for deployment

    More than 200 Army Reserve Soldiers, family members and guest from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania participated in a deployment ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Sunday. Headquartered at JB MDL, the 77th Sustainment Brigade has been slated to be the last Army Reserve sustainment

  • Club 56 hosts first combined services meeting

    Club 56 held its first combined services meeting Jan. 20 at the First Term Airman's Center here, which was comprised of E-5 and E-6 servicemembers from the Air Force, Army and Navy. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the first base to combine E-5 and E-6 clubs and is also inviting members of the

  • LEAD candidates visit Air Force Academy

    More than 25 Airmen from bases in the United States and Europe visited the Air Force Academy Jan. 13-14 as part of the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Diversity Visitation Program. LEAD is a commissioning program that allows up to 85 active-duty Airmen and 85 reservists or Guardsmen to enter

  • JB MDL holds Active Shooter exercise

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst personnel participated in an Active Shooter exercise Jan. 20 to evaluate the installation's emergency response procedures. By definition, an active shooter is: One or more individuals who participate in a random or systematic shooting spree, demonstrating their

  • Black Ice: The Invisible Road Hazard

    The recent New Jersey winter conditions present an alarming array of invisible problems for motor vehicles. One of these invisible road hazards is black ice.Black ice is an age-old winter phenomenon that has sent many drivers skidding and sliding on what looked like a dry road. Black ice can appear

  • In the Red Zone: NFC, AFC championship games

    We are finally down to the final four teams. I was a bit surprised to see both No. 1 seeds get knocked out at home, but both the Packers and Jets played great football. I was glad to see the Seahawks get exploited and it proved to people they didn't deserve to be in that position, much less in the

  • Battle of the Bulge veterans share their history with Joint Base community

    Nearing the 66th anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Bulge, three veterans of the battle discussed their involvement with members of the Joint Base community here, Jan. 14.During the discussion panel, hosted by Airmen from the 621st Contingency Operations Support Group, Capt. Pat Markey, an

  • JB MDL Health Expo

    The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Health Expo was held at the McGuire Fitness and Sports Center Jan. 13. This event was open to all community members but geared towards all servicemembers, dependents, dorm residents and retirees.The purpose of the health expo was to provide community members with