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  • Local high school students explore STEM

    High school students from the local community visited the joint base on April 11 to see firsthand how the military utilizes science, technology, math and engineering every day.   The fifth annual STEM Exposition saw participation from nearly 360 students involved in STEM classes at their schools.

  • Child Abuse Prevention Month - When Discipline Becomes Physical Abuse

    The most common questions I receive from parents are; “Can I spank? What should I do for discipline? What am I “allowed” to do?”   Let’s start by reviewing some definitions: My favorite definition of discipline comes from Merriam Webster: training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental

  • Joint Base MDL conducts MARE prior to airshow

    In preparation for the upcoming air show, service members here recently practiced a major accident response exercise, April 10.   The exercise was designed to gauge the joint base’s swift and sure response to a simulated emergency situation. Search and rescue personnel and emergency management from

  • Joint Base MDL conducts mobility exercise

    Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst participated in an annual mobility exercise here from Feb. 28 to March 10 in order to hone their skillsets in a simulated deployed environment.   The exercise was conducted at JB MDL and enabled the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing and 621st

  • Innovation proposal selected as Spark Tank nominee

    Airmen of the 305th Operations Support Squadron submitted an innovation proposal that was selected as a Spark Tank final nominee. In October, all major commands were asked to come up with ideas to streamline processes in the Air Force and to then solicit those innovative suggestions to compete at

  • 87 CES removes snow on flightline

    A snow blower clears the flight line near a KC-10 Extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Jan. 5, 2018. After receiving over 6 inches of snow, the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron snow teams work through the weekend to clear the snow.

  • Aerial porters own the night

    Under a rainy midnight sky, members of the 305th Aerial Port Squadron practiced loading cargo onto a blacked-out C-17 Globemaster III with the assistance of night vision goggles here, Nov. 30, 2017. The training, designed to mimic reality in a deployed environment, provided porters the skills

  • 305th MXS revamps scaled down F-22

    With rough, callused and grease stained hands, maintainers are equipped with little more than their ear protection, reflective belts, expertise and a passion for what they do. They can be found bustling among the vast, echoing hangars, diligently maintaining and mobilizing the mammoth KC-10 Extender

  • 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

  • New, improved dining facility opens at MDL

    Surrounded by fast food chains, limited food options on base, long lines and crowds can make lunchtime at Joint Base MDL a trying time.But for the members of Joint Base MDL, a healthier option is now available following the opening of the new dining facility on the Dix-side of the base.When both