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  • Joint Base officials release annual drinking water consumer confidence reports

    Joint Base officials from the 87th Civil Engineer Group and the 87th Medical Group have released the 2017 Consumer Confidence Reports for the McGuire and Dix water systems as of June 28, 2018. The CCR is a federally-mandated document summarizing annual drinking water testing results for public water

  • Don’t Get “Ticked” Off, Prevent Tick and Mosquito Bites!

    As the weather gets warmer and we start spending more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes also become more active. Although ticks and mosquitoes can carry diseases, their bites can be prevented.  Ticks are found in our backyard, along hiking trails, and other frequently trekked paths. They can detect

  • Enjoy Your Summer Cookouts with these Food Safety Tips

    ‘Tis the season for cookouts, picnics, and barbeques. As temperatures rise, so does the risk of foodborne illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 6 Americans get sick from eating contaminated food every year. Anyone can contract a foodborne illness and although

  • JBMDL service members’ stories reignited

    Storytellers, a convention that allows members of the Joint Base MDL community to hear and share life experiences from other community members was held here June 20.     Whether someone is currently in or has gone through a situation, Storytellers is an event hosted by the 5/6 Council for the

  • MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon

    Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines scan a forest for enemy forces during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The exercise trained Marines to successfully extract crashed pilots while avoiding enemy attack. The recon was just one part of a

  • AMCTES welcomes new commander

        U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. E. Race Steinfort assumed command of the Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron from Air Force Lt. Col. Anthony M. Gurrieri here, June 8.     Air Force Col. Glenn A. Rineheart, Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Headquarters director, from Scott Air

  • Marines fuel Coast Guard mission

    U.S. Marines and Coast Guardsmen conducted the first forward air-refueling point between two helicopters during the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group 49 Combined Arms Exercise here, June 14.     The Norfolk, Virginia Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 774 refueled a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin from the

  • Can Do wing, global partners streamline C-17 operations

    Personnel from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, U.S. Air Force leaders and Boeing Co. representatives hosted the C-17 Globemaster III Enterprise Home Station Check Lean Event here, June 18. The Air Force-wide enterprise event brought together everyone affiliated with the C-17 missions and worked to