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  • 87th Air Base Wing All Call

    Personnel assigned to the 87th Air Base Wing attend an All Call at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on April 10, 2024. During the All Call, Joint Base personnel were initiated into the Warrior Connect program, briefed on a new virtual volunteer system, and shared a moment of silence for Senior

  • JB MDL commemorates Police Week 2024

    In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week.

  • MACA: Keeping pilots safe and sound

    The "CanDo" wing hosted the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance event at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 20, 2024. This event served as a rare opportunity for local pilots to fly directly onto the McGuire Air Force Base flight line, where they were treated to a tour and an educational safety

  • 911: What's your emergency?

    National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is observed each April to honor the dedication of first response emergency dispatchers for the critical service they provide. Dispatchers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. provide crucial support to first responders both on and off the

  • JB MDL partnership protects the Pinelands with new firebreak

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, alongside the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and local officials, showcased a partnership with the Department of Defense through the joint base in Manchester Township, New Jersey, March 13, 2024. The partnership aims to protect properties

  • We Will Never Forget: 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

    A 9/11 Memorial Ceremony took place at Fire Station 4 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 11, 2023. The annual remembrance ceremony is to honor the nearly three thousand lives that were lost to the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001.

  • Everyone can contribute to stormwater pollution prevention

    Stormwater pollution is one of New Jersey's greatest threats to clean and plentiful water and that's why Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst residents are doing something about it.The rain washes pollution from streets, parking lots, and lawns into storm drains. From there the water travels directly to

  • U.S. Army Reserve validates warfighting capabilities with 'WAREX 23'

    The U.S. Army Reserve's 78th Training Division recently conducted 'The Warrior Exercise' at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.The WAREX aims to serve as a platform for units to train and prepare capable, lethal, and combat-ready forces in collective tasks aligned with their respective

  • The 305th AMW says 'Can Do' to Dock 46 Two-Bay Hangar

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly commissioned ‘Dock 46 two-bay hangar’ at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 24, 2023.The event concludes four and a half years of planning and 240,650 accident-free man-hours after its initial groundbreaking on

  • JB MDL kids understand deployments

    Children of service members assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst participate in a Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event at JB MDL, N.J., Aug. 19, 2023. KUDOS was an event intended to help the children of JB MDL understand what their parents experienced when deploying. The Kids went