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  • JB MDL hosts mentorship day

    Joint Base MDL community members took part in a mentorship challenge across the installation, Jan. 25, 2019. The challenge encouraged people to both mentor and seek out mentorship. “I think everybody has something to give as far as a mentor-mentee relationship is concerned,” said Scott Gericke,

  • Fort Bragg Soldiers train for cold-weather conditions

    White clouds curled from their mouths as they steadied their breath, waiting for the cue to fire. A voice came over the radio of the Humvee saying “ready one.” Immediately, hot bullet casings fell from the gunner station and bounced around inside the HUMVEE.            Even with five layers of

  • Teamwork saves a life

    When a man at Griffith Field House went into cardiac arrest on Jan. 7, the quick thinking of Joint Base MDL community members saved his life. First on scene, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Blackledge, 621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron airlift requirements planner, was exercising on an

  • Do it NOW!

    Going into 2019 would you like more excitement and adventure in your life?  Check out 87th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation for many unique opportunities available to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community.  There is something for every BODY – from Winterfest Ice Skating to Skiing,

  • Total electrical failure, local pilot saved

    On April 15, 2018, a well-developed storm spanning the entire East Coast was producing thick, low cloud cover, rain showers and strong winds. In a series of unfortunate events exacerbated by weather, a fateful day lay ahead for one pilot and the McGuire Radar Approach Control System team.   While

  • 6th Airlift Squadron presidential mission

    U.S. Marines unload from a C-17 Globemaster III at West Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 17, 2018. The 6th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, transported the aircraft for the president. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Cespedes)

  • Army, Air Force performs HIMARS exercise in C-17

    U.S. Army and Air Force units performed an exercise loading 90 thousand pounds of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems onto a C-17 Globemaster III, here, Dec. 13, 2018.The 6th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base MDL and 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Bragg, North

  • 6th Airlift Squadron Airmen practice for perfection

              The 6th Airlift Squadron, known as the "Bully Beef Express" became the first personnel transport squadron to fly in the Pacific theater during World War II. It was given the nickname when it transported large quantities of tinned rations known as "Bully Beef" to Australian allies. The

  • Dressing for Cold Weather

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Hypothermia is defined as abnormally low body temperature caused by prolonged exposures to very cold temperatures.  When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced.  Lengthy exposures will eventually use up your body’s