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  • Safety office inspects new joint confined space rescue training

    In the midst of an emergency, people may find themselves hit with a rush of adrenaline. The immediate actions of Joint Base MDL first responders are crucial to the outcome of an incident, so they must be proficient and knowledgeable to react appropriately to any situation. To ensure that

  • US Marines assist Army in joint training exercise

    A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a U.S. Army Humvee during a joint training exercise near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 6, 2018. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 (HMH-772) worked with 101st Airborne Division to train on sling loading procedures and

  • Air Mobility Command wins Sadler Cup in first Defender Challenge in 14 years

    Air Mobility Command’s team earned first place for dismounted operations at the 2018 Defender Challenge, which commenced Sept. 11 with a ceremony to remember Sept. 11, 2001 here. For the first time since 2004, 14 Security Forces teams from each Air Force major commands, Air National Guard, Air Force

  • K-9s strike a pose for local artists

    The Society of Illustrators hosted a public sketch night with the 87th Security Forces Squadrons military working dogs and their handlers at the Society of Illustrators Museum in New York, Aug. 30.             Established in 1981, the society is the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art

  • Mobile Escape Room strives to drive morale into Airmen

    The 87th Air Base Wing Chapel hosted a Mobile Escape Room team-building event at the McGuire Chapel here, Aug. 27.             The Chapel hosted the gathering as part of a series of events put together throughout the year to boost morale and encourage Joint Base MDL community members spiritual

  • Services bring mission into perSPEKtive

    The 87th Force Support Squadron conducted a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen training exercise during a home station readiness training here, August 17.The SPEK is a mobile kitchen that can be setup within two hours by eight people, powered by a two kilowatt generator and used in a deployed,

  • 78th Training Division welcomes new commander

    Soldiers with the 78th Training Division stand at parade rest during a change of command ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 11, 2018. The division is an Army reserve unit that trains and evaluates Army units for deployment. The division was activated in 1917 consisting of four

  • Can Do Wing commander taxis final MDL flight

    U.S. Air Force Col. Darren Cole, 305th Air Base Wing commander, exits a KC-10 Extender after flying it for his final flight, also known as a 'Fini Flight,' on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 17, 2018. Cole was greeted by his wife, Cassie, and son, Nathan, who commemorated the fini

  • Atlantic Strike Team welcomes new commanding officer

        U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Tedd Hutley relinquished command to Coast Guard Cmdr. Raymond Negron during an Atlantic Strike Team change of command here, July 12.     Hutley was selected for reassignment to Coast Guard Headquarters to be the National Strike Force and CBRN capabilities division chief.

  • Fit to Fight

    Last October, Master Sgt Tamara Johnson, 87th Communications Squadron, was at a low point.  She was battling three auto-immune conditions and her stress was at an all-time high.  Her body was not healthy.  She was going through medical challenges and felt stuck.  One day while watching Season 9 of