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Operation Yuletide: Joint Base MDL gears up for the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony

Mr. and Mrs. Claus pose for a picture inside the 87th Force Support Squadron community activity center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 7, 2022. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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Mr. and Mrs. Claus deliver holiday cheer to the joint base community by giving a present to a child inside the 87th Force Support Squadron community activity center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 7, 2022. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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Children of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst families gather around and cheer as the lights come on at the annual JB MDL holiday tree ceremony on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Dec. 7, 2022. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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Joint Base MDL leadership smiles for a group photo during the annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 6, 2022. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Iris MacIlvaine)

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A father and daughter pose in front of the Christmas tree during the annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 6, 2022. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Iris MacIlvaine)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Wes Adams, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to the crowd at the JB MDL holiday tree Lighting ceremony on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Dec. 7, 2022. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

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Operation Yuletide: Joint Base MDL gears up for the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony

Published Dec. 9, 2022
By Daniel Barney and Senior Airman Faith Iris MacIlvaine
Joint Base MDL Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --

Through December 6-7, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst brought nothing but holiday cheer as the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony kicked off for the joint base community. The annual JB MDL holiday tree lighting ceremony featured a variety of festivities, such as: horse-and-carriage rides, funnel cakes, pretzels, hot chocolate, and meeting in-person with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The annual tree lighting ceremony is an opportunity for JB MDL families to come together at the start of the holiday season.