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  • JB MDL hosts mentorship day

    Joint Base MDL community members took part in a mentorship challenge across the installation, Jan. 25, 2019. The challenge encouraged people to both mentor and seek out mentorship. “I think everybody has something to give as far as a mentor-mentee relationship is concerned,” said Scott Gericke,

  • Teamwork saves a life

    When a man at Griffith Field House went into cardiac arrest on Jan. 7, the quick thinking of Joint Base MDL community members saved his life. First on scene, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Blackledge, 621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron airlift requirements planner, was exercising on an

  • Do it NOW!

    Going into 2019 would you like more excitement and adventure in your life?  Check out 87th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation for many unique opportunities available to the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community.  There is something for every BODY – from Winterfest Ice Skating to Skiing,

  • Total electrical failure, local pilot saved

    On April 15, 2018, a well-developed storm spanning the entire East Coast was producing thick, low cloud cover, rain showers and strong winds. In a series of unfortunate events exacerbated by weather, a fateful day lay ahead for one pilot and the McGuire Radar Approach Control System team.   While

  • Army, Air Force performs HIMARS exercise in C-17

    U.S. Army and Air Force units performed an exercise loading 90 thousand pounds of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems onto a C-17 Globemaster III, here, Dec. 13, 2018.The 6th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base MDL and 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Bragg, North

  • Dressing for Cold Weather

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Hypothermia is defined as abnormally low body temperature caused by prolonged exposures to very cold temperatures.  When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced.  Lengthy exposures will eventually use up your body’s

  • JB MDL takes first step toward KC-46 with construction groundbreaking

    Service members and local civic leaders gathered to attend the KC-46 Pegasus hangar construction ground-breaking ceremony in Dock 23, here, Dec. 3, 2018.Construction begins today due to the efforts and hard work from community leaders, congress members and joint base senior leaders making it the new

  • Leaders serve Thanksgiving meal to service members

    U.S. Air Force Col. Neil Richardson, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, hands a plate of food to a community member during Thanksgiving dinner on Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, Nov. 22, 2018. Richardson and his family served food to military members at the event before

  • 18th Air Force visits JBMDL

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sam Barrett, Air Mobility Command 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, AMC 18th AF command chief, toured multiple AMC units here, November 14th-16th. Barrett and Petzel toured the Joint Base to understand the contribution each unit makes to AMC’s

  • Army hosts 2018 Service Member of the Year Competition

    Their boots slightly sank into the mud with each step, making the road seem tougher to tread.             The inconsistent downpour made the handles of the already over 180 pound filled stretcher almost impossible to carry on the milelong stretch to the finish line of the first day of