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  • Joint Retiree Appreciation Day

    Retirees from all branches of military service are invited to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Joint Retiree Appreciation Day at the Timmermann Center on Saturday, April 29, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Guest speakers and information booths will provide the latest news on retiree health care, benefit

  • Civil Air Patrol’s McGuire Composite Squadron Places 1st

    A team of six cadets from the Civil Air Patrol’s McGuire Composite Squadron recently won New Jersey’s First Place Award in the 9th annual CyberPatriot Competition by crushing 17 other teams in the state with their cybersecurity skills.  The CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program was

  • 305th MXS maintainers ensure aircraft integrity

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing’s C-17 Globemaster III fleet at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst delivers Rapid Global Mobility to the U.S. and its allies throughout the world.Constant support of missions can take a heavy toll on the aircraft. Fortunately, servicemembers with the 305th Maintenance

  • Joint Base MDL hosts one-of-a-kind WAREX

    Civic leaders and members of the local community joined joint base leadership for the Warrior Exercise 17 distinguished visitor day here, Mar. 20.  With over 50 units participating in the WAREX from Mar. 13-21, visitors were given an inside look at the joint service training as it transitions into

  • Fire Emergency Services Spring Clean Up Tips

    It's that time of year again! Spring is here so it's time to clean out all of that clutter that has accumulated over the winter months. Longer days of sunshine and warmer temperatures will give people more time to spend outside with family and friends. To make this spring safe and enjoyable there

  • Making it look Easy isn’t always Easy

    Snow, sleet and frigid temperatures were no match for America’s Army Reserve and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), who joined forces to kick off more than a week-long Army Reserve-led multi-component airfield seizure exercise here March 9-17, 2017. The Screaming Eagles, assigned to Company

  • Army facility emphasizes next-gen technologies during MG visit

    The commanding general of the 99th Regional Support Command visited the U.S. Army Material Command’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, Ground Activity to discuss utilizing facilities and resources March 10.The CERDEC Ground Activity, or CGA, which is

  • Chaplain spends time helping others

    Chaplain Maj. Menashe Miller, 87th Air Base Wing Chapel, joined the Air Force to give back and serve his country.He always enjoyed volunteering and helping others. After college he decided becoming a chaplain would be the best route for him to give back.“Recently I received a community service award

  • Taking flight to new training

    Early in the morning February 9, 2017, in an unusual evolution,  a C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron and a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron took off together from Joint Base Charleston enroute to a first of its kind training opportunity at the United States Air

  • Joint Base hosts revolutionary U.S. navy testing

    The Joint Base recently hosted the F-35C Lightning II as the U.S. Navy continues its developmental test program on the Lakehurst-side of MDL from Feb 13 – 24.   Assigned to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, naval engineers and personnel from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force