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  • 87th MDG Welcomes Automated Gas Mask Fit Test

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Air Force Medical Readiness Agency representatives visited the 87th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron to conduct initial field-training on the new automated gas mask fit testing kiosk on May 11, 2023.The new machine uses Controlled Negative Pressure

  • JB MDL partners with US Army to expand orthopedic care

    The 87th Medical Group has teamed up with Keller Army Community Hospital located at West Point, New York to bring advanced orthopedic care to service members assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

  • The Sky, The Limit

     JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- By 1914, the world’s militaries began to see the value of the new flying machine.The mishap rate in that first year was abysmal. The British discovered that out of 100 aircraft related deaths, eight were due to mechanical problems, and only two were shot

  • Medic Pride: 87th MDG participates in whole-of-government FEMA tasking

    Between the months of March and May, Airmen from the 87th Medical Group were dispatched to the Roosevelt Park COVID vaccination distribution site, located in Gary, Indiana. The deployment occurred in support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) request to assist with whole-of-government

  • That’s a Wrap: 87th MDG ends outdoor COVID-19 testing

    Fourteen months ago, the 87th Medical Group set up an outdoor testing site as a way to promote health and safety around JB MDL. As COVID-19 cases are now declining, the 87th Medical Group ended outdoor COVID-19 testing on June 10th, 2021.U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Jarnot, 87th Medical Support

  • Registration website eases COVID vaccination process

    As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes increasingly available, the 87th Medical Group has been working around-the-clock to vaccinate the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community. The medical team has been administering the vaccine to both military and civilian personnel based on a priority list issued by

  • Preventing Seasonal Flu

    The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. Most infectious disease experts believe that flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with the flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the