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  • Inactivation ceremony for 816 CRG takes parent wing into new era

    Five years after its creation, the 816th Contingency Response Group closed its doors, furled and cased its flag, and held its inactivation ceremony here June 11. The action was a result of a force restructuring moving contingency response capability to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing,

  • Fun abounds at youth camps: spaces still available

    The Fit Factor Youth Sports, Fitness and Life Skills camps still have spaces available for the week-long fitness camps being held here this summer.The camps are desiged to promote physical activity in a fun and safe environment while promoting lifelong activity and a healthy approach to

  • Local teens score high in Youth of the Year competition

    Two local high school students from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community were recognized by the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Jersey at a "Youth of the Year" ceremony in Trenton May 18. Ian Wildman, son of retired Master Sgt. Ian Wildman Sr. and Sun Wildman, and LaShanda Dargan, daughter of

  • JB MDL Honor Guard perfects abilities with visit from USAF team

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard mobile training team paid a visit to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Honor Guard May 24 through June 2 here. Three instructors provided routine refresher training to 24 members of the JB MDL honor guard team. "We try to conduct these refresher courses every couple

  • Joint Reserve UK military leaders take to ASA force generation

    United Kingdom reserve military leaders visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to see the progress of Army Support Activity-Dix's transformation from a strategic reserve to an operational force June 2.This visit comes as the British counterparts undergo a similar mission transformation.All

  • 72nd Field Artillery Brigade celebrates family

    Members of the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade, its sister units and mission partners took a more casual approach to the otherwise formal military mess during the annual brigade dining out at Tommy B's Community Activities Center here Saturday. The traditions remained. The colors were posted and the

  • Motorcycle safety starts with you

    More motorcycle riders will occupy the road as the temperature begins to change and becomes tolerable.We are held to higher standards of compliance while riding motorcycles and in our everyday lives as military members. We will need to adhere to training requirements and personal protective

  • Parade of Wreaths ceremony pays tribute to fallen servicemembers

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the Thomas B. McGuire Foundation and the New Jersey State Police commemorated Memorial Day with the 26th annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony here May 27 at Pudgy Circle.Brig. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force commander, and Col. Joseph

  • Employers get taste of Soldier's life

    Civilian employers of mobilized National Guard and Reserve Soldiers got to step out of their worlds and into the lives of citizens turned warriors here May 21. They experienced preparing military personnel for contingency operations around the world during this year's Boss Lift, sponsored by Army