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  • Marines bring together US forces for first East Coast MCAX

    Joint Base MDL service members kicked off the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise here, June 12.     Fifteen total force units including active duty, guard and reserve members across 14 East Coast states from Massachusetts to Florida will be participating in the annual large-scale

  • JB MDL leaders commemorate 76th Battle of Midway celebration

    Leaders from the 305th Air Mobility Wing hosted the Battle of Midway 76th Commemoration at the Westfield Hangar here, June 5.      The commemoration is a celebration of the victory during World War II June 4-7, 1942, and is considered the turning point during World War II in the seas and air near

  • JBMDL welcomes new EOS commander

    Col. Thomas “TJ” O’Connell relinquished command of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School to Col. Mona Alexander during a change of command ceremony held at Grace Peterson Hall here June 5.Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presided over the

  • Local STEM expo aims to honor, remember military

        The U.S. Army South Jersey Recruiting Company Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion hosted the 2018 Honor Day, an annual science, technology, engineering and math event at the Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, May 24.     The STEM event is an all-day exposition with informational booths and static

  • Parade of Wreaths commemorates fallen heroes

    Members of the Joint Base MDL community and the Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Foundation hosted the 36th Annual Parade of Wreaths ceremony here, May 24.  More than 300 service members, civic leaders and New Jersey State Troopers gathered at the base of the Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Memorial Circle to honor

  • Safety office cracks down on hard falls

        The 87th Air Base Wing Safety Operations office hosted fall protection and confined space rescue classes here, May 16 and 17.     Safety personnel premiered a new program with the Safety and Survival Training company to target careers that regularly work in confined spaces and have potential

  • Community celebrates progress at Endeavor Elementary School

    Employees lay a foundation at the Endeavour Elementary School site at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on May 2, 2018. The Endeavour school will be a part of the North HannoverTownship school district. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ernesto Rojas)

  • 2018 National Police Week

    Members of the 87th Security Forces Squadron fold a flag during National Police Week retreatceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on May 15, 2018. National Police Week isheld to honor peace officers that have died or been disabled in the line of duty. (U.S. MarineCorps photo by Lance

  • Military and Community Members Remember the Hindenburg

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leaders, Navy Lakehurst Historical Society members and members of the community attended the 2018 Hindenburg Memorial Ceremony here May 9. This year’s ceremony marked the 81st anniversary of the Hindenburg airship crash on May 6, 1937, at the former Naval Air Station

  • Power in the Pines electrifies crowd in 2018

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst opened its gates at the 2018 Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show here May 5 and 6. Power in the Pines is a biennial event that allows tax payers an opportunity to see the installation and better understand what service members do every day. “The air show is