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  • JB MDL welcomes new Honorary Commander Program inductees

    The Joint Base MDL community welcomed approximately 80 key civic leaders into the 2018-2019 Honorary Commander Program during an induction ceremony at Tommy B’s Activities Center, here Sept. 27.Each civic leader is paired with a military commander or senior enlisted leader and are invited to

  • POW/MIA 5k

    The first five service members to cross the POW/MIA 5K finish line pose for a photo at Doughboy Field on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 21, 2018. The POW/MIA 5K’s purpose is to raise awareness for prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

  • US Marines assist Army in joint training exercise

    A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a U.S. Army Humvee during a joint training exercise near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 6, 2018. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 (HMH-772) worked with 101st Airborne Division to train on sling loading procedures and

  • Air Mobility Command wins Sadler Cup in first Defender Challenge in 14 years

    Air Mobility Command’s team earned first place for dismounted operations at the 2018 Defender Challenge, which commenced Sept. 11 with a ceremony to remember Sept. 11, 2001 here. For the first time since 2004, 14 Security Forces teams from each Air Force major commands, Air National Guard, Air Force

  • An office with a view

        She didn’t come from a military family, nor did she have any prior experience, but in 1990 she began her Air Force career at the Air Force Academy. It was all a culture shock but she took great pride in the fact that she was among a group of high caliber individuals, all focused on the same

  • JCOC brings insight to American public

    It’s not often that the general public are able to observe first hand all of the diverse occupations and missions that our military service members are responsible for and accomplish each and every day. However, there are programs in place which allow a selected few to step into the life of a

  • 9/11 ceremony commemorates first responders

    Leaders and members of the joint base community commemorated 17 years since the attacks of 9/11 during a memorial ceremony at the Timmermann Center here, Sept. 11, 2018.  The event paid special tribute to the victims and families of those who perished in the attacks and the first responders who

  • An unforgettable day turned to a beautiful moment

    The sounds of cars honking, the wind whistling between the towering buildings of the city, September 11, 2001 was like any other day for an 11-year-old Saint Thomas Choir School chorister.The school choir was practicing the familiar melody of Handel’s Messiah for Sunday Mass when he noticed

  • Air Mobility Command welcomes new commander

    Air Mobility Command welcomed a new commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 7.Air Force Gen. Maryanne Miller took command of AMC from Air Force Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, who retires after more than 35 years of service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, officiated the

  • K-9s strike a pose for local artists

    The Society of Illustrators hosted a public sketch night with the 87th Security Forces Squadrons military working dogs and their handlers at the Society of Illustrators Museum in New York, Aug. 30.             Established in 1981, the society is the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art