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  • Fort Drum Soldiers train for combat at JB MDL

    Soldiers from the 23rd Military Police Company at Ft. Drum, N.Y. conducted combat training here Sept. 6 to Sept. 16.The Soldiers convoyed to JB MDL to execute a culminating training event to validate and certify their mobility support, detention operations and deployment skills. “We were able to

  • Joint Base commemorates 9/11 with memorial

    Seven years of hard work paid off with the commemoration and dedication of the mangled steel beams of the World Trade Center displayed at the new 9/11 memorial at Fire Station 4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 12, 2016.  U.S. Navy Captain Chris Bergen, Naval Support

  • September 11th 15-Year Anniversary

    Terrorism in the United States and globally has changed since 2001.  This month marks the 15-year anniversary of the attacks in New York City, over Pennsylvania, and against the Pentagon.  Four years have also passed since the September 11th Benghazi attacks on the American consulate in Libya. 

  • 76ers, alum, help MDL youth break in new gym

    The 76ers’ mascot, Franklin the dog, practices basketball with the children of military families at Falcon Courts Youth Center Gym on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 31, 2016. Franklin and the 76ers’ trick shot team, Phlight Squad, entertained and coached children from military families

  • USO provides school supplies to MDL youth

    Liberty USO (United Service Organizations) officials facilitated the donation of school supplies to the children of military families at the passenger terminal here on Aug. 24.   Project Einstein is a USO program designed to distribute more than 900 backpacks and a diverse range of school supplies

  • JB MDL members take on grueling German military proficiency competition

    Thirteen servicemembers earned the privilege to wear a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge on their uniform, after completing a grueling four-day competition that tested their strength, endurance and mental aptitude Aug. 21.The GAFPB badge is a decoration of the German armed forces, also known as

  • AMCTES change of command

    Air Mobility Command’s sole operational test and evaluation squadron, AMCTES, housed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ welcomes a new commander.   With the mighty C-17 aircraft as a befitting backdrop, and in the time-honored tradition of the change of command ceremony, Lt. Col. Travis D.