Bomb squad gets new wheels

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians here have a new truck to help make them more effective.The bomb squad emergency response vehicle was specifically designed for Air Force ordnance-disposal specialists to serve as a toolbox on wheels. The 36-foot long truck looks like a dark blue fire engine.

PHOTO STORY: New Globemaster finds home on JB MDL flightline

Navy designs new IA program

A new program to preserve career choice, volunteerism and predictability of Individual Augmentee assignments while solidifying Sailor and family support is being developed by U.S. Fleet Forces and Navy Personnel Command. The Overseas Contingency Operations Support Assignments program will be

305th airpower gets lift with new Globemasters

The 305th Air Mobility Wing will increase airpower capabilities with the addition of new jets to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst flightline, the first of which is scheduled to arrive today.Three new C-17 Globemaster III aircraft were assigned to the wing as part of a congressionally-approved

Golden Knights drop down at JB MDL

The Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion hosted the U.S. Army Golden Knights Tandem Parachuting Team April 4 through 7 here, sending local community members on a ride they will never forget.Approximately a thousand people watched as educators from Mid-Atlantic universities, Junior Reserve Officer

NCO Academy, JB MDL remember fallen Soldier

The staff of the Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer Academy joined with the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community to pay tribute to a fallen comrade May 4 at the Dix Main Chapel.The chapel was packed to capacity as the academy cadre said farewell to Sgt. 1st Class Mary Russell, who died as a

Coast Guard makes history at JB MDL

Instructors from the 72nd Field Artillery Brigade heard a few less "hooahs" and a few more "aye-ayes" as a contingent of active-duty U.S. Coast Guardsmen completed pre-deployment training here.The Guardians are training to support two Army missions: one concerns redeployment of cargo and hazardous

Tuskegee Airman receives Purple Heart after 66 years

Tuskegee Airman, Tech. Sgt. (Ret.) George Watson Sr. was awarded the Purple Heart Monday at Tommy B's Community and Activity Center here.Col. Gina Grosso, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst commander, and Congressman Chris Smith presented Watson with the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained more

Lakehurst Sailor achieves highest enlisted rank

Sailors of all ranks assembled in the Lakehurst gymnasium Thursday to honor one of the Navy's newest master chief petty officers, Robert Cuddeback. Cuddeback earned the promotion to one of the Navy's highest enlisted positions, after more than 20 years of service"Your promotion is not a reward for

JB MDL Soldiers embark on Honor Flight