Operation 'Support' Downrange

The 174th Infantry Brigade in conjunction with Army Support Activity conducted a farewell and retreat ceremony, honoring deploying servicemembers at Wurman Hall Nov. 22. The military was joined by several local community leaders showing their organizations' support for 'Operation

JB MDL honors return of deployed Sailors

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst celebrated the homecoming of 13 Sailors who returned to their commands within the past year during a ceremony at Lakehurst Nov. 3.More than 250 guests from JB MDL and the surrounding community honored Naval Support Activity-Lakehurst, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft

Community members illuminate base

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst kicked off the holiday season with two tree lighting ceremonies.The tree at Lakehurst was lit in front of Bldg. 150, Dec. 2, while the McGuire/Dix tree lighting ceremony took place Dec. 3 at the field in front of Wurman Hall.The ceremonies marked the start of the

CRW air mobility liaison officer earns Army jump wings

An Air Mobility Liaison Officer assigned to the 621st Contingency Operations Support Group here graduated from the Basic Airborne Course at the U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Ga., Dec. 3.Capt. Dawn Hildebrand, currently attached to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, is now the

In the Red Zone: Week 12 down, 5 to go

Teams are starting to separate not only within their divisions, but within the conferences as well. This season is shaping up to have competitive races to playoff seeds while separating the contenders from the pretenders. Let's look at the matchups for Week 13.Houston at PhiladelphiaHouston bounced

Joint Base leadership serves Thanksgiving meal to servicemembers

Joint base leadership gathered in Halvorsen Hall and Dix dining facilities to serve troops a warm Thanksgiving meal Nov. 25.The event was organized in observance of the holiday season as a way to show appreciation for the servicemembers and all the work they do throughout the year. "We wanted to

305th command chief moves on, but won't forget

The walls once displaying mementoes and memories in the office of the 305th Air Mobility Wing command chief are now bare. Holes have been patched and a fresh coat of paint has been applied. After serving for 30 years in the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. John Gillette, 305th AMW command chief, retired

Contingency Response 'Mobility Masters' return from Pakistan relief mission

The 621st Contingency Response Wing has completed its operations in Pakistan in support of flood relief distribution efforts after torrential rains and flooding affected more than 20 million people and left one-fifth of the agricultural country under water.The last seven members of the 37 member

MEPS Change of Command

Varsity basketball tips off at JB MDL

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Men's Varsity Basketball team opened up the 2010-2011 season hosting Fort Meade Saturday at the McGuire Fitness Center.The JB MDL team started off a bit out of sync to open the game, but quickly found their rhythm and took a 9-6 lead with just over five minutes