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  • JB MDL recognizes 2025 chiefs during annual pinning ceremonies

    Each year, U.S. Navy reserve and active duty units across the country hold Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremonies to signify a shift in responsibilities as new chiefs step into mentoring and leadership roles. This year, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. hosted two ceremonies, Sept. 13 and Sept.

  • Raising awareness one step, sign at a time

    U.S. Army Col. Bryan Dunker, U.S. Army Support Activity Fort Dix commander and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst deputy commander, addresses service members before the “Be the Anchor” ruck march Sept. 3, 2025, at JB MDL, N.J. Service members from across the branches and Department of Defense

  • Warfighters in action: WAREX 25 at JB MDL

    U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participate in Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 25, a large-scale readiness training event held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The exercise provides realistic, combat-focused training to enhance mission readiness, interoperability and joint operational

  • Joint base chaplain descendant of first U.S. Army chaplain

    A visit to the Army Chaplain Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, unexpectedly revealed a remarkable family legacy for U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Jonathan Hurt, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst senior chaplain, who discovered he is the direct descendant of the first U.S. Army Chaplain, John Hurt.

  • Lethality meets innovation during platoon life-fire exercise

    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut National Guard 102nd Infantry Regiment conducted a platoon live-fire exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Feb. 1, 2025. The exercise played a critical part of the battalion validation process, marking a significant milestone for

  • Joint Forces collaborate in heavy-lift operation

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — A joint effort among the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, and the U.S. Air Force’s 621st Contingency Response Group, resulted in a successful heavy-lift operation at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22, 2025.