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  • 2025 NJ Wing Basic Encampment

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Snelson, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, speaks to Civil Air Patrol cadets during the 2025 NJ Wing Basic Encampment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 30, 2025. The week-long encampment aimed to strengthen the cadets’ leadership skills,

  • Warfighters in action: WAREX 25 at JB MDL

    U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 25, a large-scale readiness training event held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The exercise provides realistic, combat-focused training to enhance mission readiness, interoperability and joint operational

  • Out with the old, in with the new: New PAR system at JB MDL

    A contractor loosens bolts on the Precision Approach Radar 2000 system, used by the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 49 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 16, 2025. The old radar system was replaced with the AN/FPN-68 PAR to provide MAG-49 a better system to use when landing the

  • Joint base chaplain descendant of first U.S. Army chaplain

    A visit to the Army Chaplain Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, unexpectedly revealed a remarkable family legacy for U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Jonathan Hurt, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst senior chaplain, who discovered he is the direct descendant of the first U.S. Army Chaplain, John Hurt.

  • JB MDL kicks off Jersey Dawn 25

    Members assigned to the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing and the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Participated in Jersey Dawn 25, an exercise held from June 28 to July 2, 2025.

  • JB MDL welcomes new commander

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, welcomed a new installation commander during a Change of Command ceremony June 17, 2025.