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  • MFSC keeps military families connected, informed

     JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.-The military lifestyle can be a challenging and confusing experience for service members and their families. Having the right resources to help navigate these challenges can be invaluable to the success of the mission and family.Whether it’s a deployment,

  • Seven Mobility Airmen receive Bronze Star

    Seven Mobility Airmen received the Bronze Star Medal here during a ceremony, Nov. 21.Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presided over the ceremony and presented the Bronze Star Medal to the following Airmen for their work with the 621st Contingency

  • Airman saves infant’s life

    After a long day at work we look forward to coming home to unwind into familiar routines; picking up kids from daycare or school, coming home to take off boots and sitting down to have a meal with our families around the table.

  • First Stop Initiative improves access to mental and behavioral health care

    Navigating a complex healthcare system and seeking out a mental health specialist can be overwhelming and time consuming. As a result, many are reluctant to address treatable mental health concerns. To make it easier for patients, the Air Force has implemented a program called First Stop Initiative,

  • Joint Base MDL inducts new honorary commanders

    More than 70 honorary commanders from the surrounding townships were inducted into the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst team during a ceremony at Tommy B’s Community Center here, Oct. 30, 2017.  The honorary commanders program was established to bridge military commanders and civic leaders together,

  • IDATS finding new, improved ways to diagnose naval avionics

    Obscured amongst the colossal, soaring hangars on the Lakehurst-side of base stands a small—but vital—laboratory. The inside of the lab is completely illuminated by bright, florescent lights, filled with engineers in long, crisp, white lab coats.  Filling the room, tidy work benches covered in

  • Norcross visits JB MDL, speaks with service members

    Airman 1st Class Frank LeMarca, 2nd Aerial Refueling Squadron boom operator, explains the refueling process to Congressman Donald Norcross aboard a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Oct. 20, 2017. Norcross was given a short tour of the airfield to learn of upcoming

  • AMCTES celebrates squadron 75th anniversary

    Commander, Air Mobility Command Test and Evaluation Squadron, Lt. Col. Anthony M. Gurrieri hosted a squadron Dining Out  on Sept. 29 in celebration of the unit’s 75th anniversary, whose heritage dates back to the 33d Troop Carrier Squadron activated in 1942.  Eighty-four squadron members and their

  • Gold Star families honored with 11th annual ruck march

    Joint Base MDL hosted the 11th annual Gold Star Ruck March here, Oct. 7, 2017. The Gold Star Ruck March is an annual charity event benefiting Gold Star families across New Jersey. A Gold Star family is the family of a service member who has fallen while serving in the United States Armed Forces.“In

  • Water, food loaded onto C-130 at Dobbins, bound for Puerto Rico

    Hurricane relief efforts continued on the Dobbins flightline as forklifts and K-loaders loaded cases of water and ready-to-eat meals onto a C-130 Hercules Oct. 4. Aerial porters from squadrons at Dover, March, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and Westover worked together to load a Mansfield Air National Guard