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

JB MDL earns AMC nod for Hennessy Trophy

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been selected by Air Mobility Command to represent the command in the Air Force competition for the 2011 John L. Hennessy Trophy in the single facility category.The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service

In the Red Zone: Week 11 down, 6 to go

I think I finally started figuring this crazy football season out last week as I picked 13 of the 16 games correctly. With that being said, I won't ever pick the Bengals to win again and I can't stand to watch the NFL junior varsity teams play in NFC West. It amazes me that a team can have a record

Parade pays tribute to Veterans

The 91st Anniversary of the New York City Veterans Day Parade featured the U.S. Air Force and paid tribute to the Korean War veterans by making 'Freedom is not Free' the overall theme. More than 700 servicemembers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst marched in the parade. In addition, the JB MDL