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'Cake Boss' episode filmed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to air Nov 9

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  • By By Capt. Dustin Doyle
  • 621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,N.J. --  Viewers of the hit television show "Cake Boss" will get a little taste of the Air Force mission when an episode filmed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in September airs on TLC, Nov. 9, at 10 p.m.

Filmed on-base and aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden, the episode will feature an Air Force themed-cake created for the 621st Contingency Response Wing's first-ever Dining Out. 

"Buddy and his crew were great to work with, and they really built an amazing cake for our event," said Col. Brian O'Connor, commander of the 621st CRW. "Obviously, I've already seen the cake, so all I'm going to say is that viewers are definitely going to be impressed with its overall scale and level of detail." 

During the Cake Boss crew's visit to JB MDL, Buddy Valastro and three of his bakers were inspired for the cake through hands-on weapon and equipment demonstrations and an up-close look at C-17 Globemaster III loading operations. 

For one baker, the visit brought back some old memories. Joey Faugno, Buddy's brother-in-law and one of the key bakers at Carlo's Bakery, was a fuels Airman stationed at McGuire Air Force Base when he deployed for Desert Storm. 

"It was great to have Joey involved in the process," said Colonel O'Connor. "The cake was an amazing tribute to both the CRW and the Air Force, and I'm sure having the perspective of a veteran Airman helped in its creation." 

While television viewers will have an opportunity to see the finished cake when the show airs Monday, one question will remain unanswered. How did it taste? 

"I must admit I didn't think a cake that looked that good would taste very good," said Master Sgt. Susan Parker, one of the 400 Dining Out attendees. "I was wrong. It was hands down, some of the best cake I have ever tasted." 

Viewers will have to take her word for it.