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  • 721 AMXS, 305 MXS restore C-17 after lightning strike

    The 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron facilitated a maintenance recovery team (MRT) from the 305th Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to remove and replace components of a C-17 Globemaster III belonging to Charleston Air Force Base, July 7.During a flight to a deployed

  • Gunlocks can promote Base-wide safety from self-harm.

    After an increase in suicides that was reported between 2019 and the previous year, the U.S. Air Force is taking measures to prevent future incidents with Time-Based Prevention. This is a unique method focusing heavily on the “means” of suicide rather than the “why”.Suicide remains the leading cause

  • Wing names chief innovation officer to keep up with modernization demand

    In an effort to keep up with the demand for innovation, leadership at the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently created a new position to assist the development of innovative ideas and continued process improvement.“Innovation is not a nicety. It’s a necessity,” said Lt. Col. Lindsey Bauer, the

  • Sanitizing COVID-19 with Air Mobility

    The teamwork among various units has helped the 305th Air Mobility Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to deliver 6,000 gallons of medical-grade isopropyl alcohol to multiple bases throughout the U.S., for its use in the fight against COVID-19.

  • CRW Airmen exercise, upgrade skills using COVID-19 scenario

    Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing participated in a readiness exercise to demonstrate the capability to operate during COVID-19 conditions while also accomplishing upgrade training June 4-11 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

  • NAWCAD Lakehurst supports NJ’s fight against COVID-19

    Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst supplied more than 2,000 face shields to its military partners and the local community in Ocean County, New Jersey to help protect personnel from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

  • CRW Airmen aid Reserve medics combatting COVID-19 hotspots

    Two Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing have been supporting the Department of Defense’s effort to combat COVID-19 since March 2020.Lt. Col. Curt Haase and Master Sgt. John Huck from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, have been embedded with the 64th Air Expeditionary Group to

  • C2 Battle Management Operations specialists safeguard nation’s skies

    Command and Control Battle Management Systems are responsible for many functional areas and play an important role in Devil Raiders executing contingency operations. They include surveillance operations, radar control, air weapons monitoring, airlift planning and data management.

  • Commercial Vehicle Inspection team fights COVID-19

    The 87th Security Forces Squadron Commercial Vehicle Inspection unit has been working through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The team is made up of 25 Airmen and civilians who have in-processed over 3,300 passengers and almost 1,700 tons of medical