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  • 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

  • Sailors, Navy civilians donate more than 200 toys to Head Start children

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – For the 43rd year, Sailors and Navy civilians from the Lakehurst side of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst came together to donate toys to children from low-income families as part of the Navy Lakehurst Giving Tree program.Approximately 200 children ages

  • NLHS unveils A-4 Skyhawk display

    Members of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society and joint base leaders unveiled a newly restored A-4 Skyhawk at Hangar 1 on the Lakehurst side of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Nov. 29, 2018. One of about 2,500 A-4s produced by the U.S., the new addition to Lakehurst’s aircraft displays saw a

  • JB MDL takes first step toward KC-46 with construction groundbreaking

    Service members and local civic leaders gathered to attend the KC-46 Pegasus hangar construction ground-breaking ceremony in Dock 23, here, Dec. 3, 2018.Construction begins today due to the efforts and hard work from community leaders, congress members and joint base senior leaders making it the new