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  • U.S. Transcom Commander visits Joint Base MDL

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command commander, toured the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, coined Airmen for their services during Operation Allies Welcome, addressed recent graduates of the Advanced Study of Air Mobility course, and flew in a KC-46 Pegasus

  • Right Place, Right Time: Off-Duty Airman Saves Child's Life

    Airmen train to be prepared at any given moment and may wonder how it can apply to the real world. Now, a JB MDL Airman can attest that it saves lives.U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricardo Cabezas, an 87th Healthcare Operations Squadron Medic, was on his way to Philadelphia when he saw a group of

  • Joint Base MDL Opens Doors for DOD STARBASE

    On May 5, 2022, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst welcomed its first class of fifth grade students from Fort Dix Elementary School to its new Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration (STARBASE) program.STARBASE is a Department of Defense funded youth program

  • Understanding the Game and Wildlife at JB MDL

    Leaders from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst recently took a hands-on approach to strengthening its partnership that protects wildlife and conservation efforts by attending training classes at the National Conversation and Training Center in West Virginia, March 22-25. 

  • Vietnam Vet retires after 55 years of civilian service

    Eugene Freeman, Army Support Activity-Fort Dix Training Division carpenter, laughs during his retirement ceremony on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Feb. 24, 2022. Freeman is the division’s longest term employee having served more than 50 years. He originally joined the military after being drafted into the

  • DNWS leads Nuclear Weapons Incident Response Training at Joint Base MDL

    A team from the Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS) located on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, conducted Nuclear Weapons Incident Response Training (NWIRT) with emergency responders at the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Feb. 8