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6th AS puts 'global' in global reach
July 3, 2013 — The current mission for the men and women of the 6th Airlift Squadron is to train and equip C-17 Globemaster III aircrews for global air and land operations for some of the most-demanding missions in Air Mobility Command. People like Capt. Andrew Black, Staff Sgt. Christopher Saydeh, Senior Airman Brandon Maurer and their fellow pilots,... MORE

Aerial porters from the 621st Contingency Response Wing drive an articulated forklift from a 6th Airlift Squadron assigned C-17 Globemaster III during a nighttime engine-running offload at Lakehurst Feb. 23, 2013. The Airmen were participating in a field training exercise to hone the wing’s ability to deploy worldwide to austere locations and provide mobility airlift support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres/Released)

JB MDL trains next generation KC-10 pilots
July 3, 2013 — The 305th Operations Group Formal Training Unit here is one of only two locations qualification pilots who have never flown the KC-10 Extender come to receive initial training.New pilots must know the ins and outs of an aircraft through training before they can be trusted to fly missions or deploy downrange."We have 19 simulator missions and a... MORE

A KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., refuels a C-5 Galaxy June 27, 2013. The refueling was part of a training mission for the 305th Operations Group Formal Training Unit which educates new pilots, boom operators and flight engineers to become effective crewmembers in a multi-crew aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Tara A. Williamson/Released)

Service member spotlight: duty, adaptability
July 3, 2013 — Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Eugene Peters, Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team engineer, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Peters hails from Rockland, Maine.Q: Why did you join the military?A: I joined the Coast Guard to learn many different job skills and get a retirement check.Q: What is your job and what is its impact... MORE

(U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo/Released)

Patriots play role in contingency expeditionary force mission
July 3, 2013 — Upward of 40 trainer/mentors from the 174th Infantry Brigade served as embedded observer/coaches augmenting the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) in addition to its primary duty of training mobilized service members for the deployment expeditionary force mission recently here. The three-week long annual training... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Panki Miah, 174th Infantry Brigade trainer/mentor, helps a driver guide a tow bar into place during a recovery mission June 21, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The training was part of the 78th Training Division’s Combat Support Training Exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Antonia Greene-Edwards/Released)

Service member spotlight: hard work pays off
June 27, 2013 — Airman 1st Class Renna Yandon, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Legal Office, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Yandon hails from Newcomb, N.Y.Q: Why did you join the military?A: I joined the military after my plans for college and a basketball scholarship fell through. I thought everybody should serve at one point and this... MORE

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sean M. Crowe/Released)

Service member spotlight: serve the country, people
June 13, 2013 — Sgt. 1st Class Michael Haller, 72nd Operations Brigade senior observer and controller trainer, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Haller hails from Belington, W.Va.Q: Why did you join the military?A: I joined the Army to get out of West Virginia and to see the world. I also wanted the opportunity to serve my country, as my... MORE

Navy history, tradition lives on at JB MDL
June 6, 2013 — Lakehurst today is an integral part of the burgeoning military complex known as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It retains its naval traditions and historical roots dating back to 1921.Lakehurst dates back to 1916 when the Eddystone Chemical Corporation bought the first parcel of land from the Manchester Land Company with the intent of using it... MORE

Hangars 5 and 6 under construction in 1943. The hangars each contain 241,000 square feet of floor space and were originally designed to house the Navy’s expanding fleet of antisubmarine patrol blimps of the World War II era. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo/Released)

Soldier enjoys challenges, volunteers for combatives class
May 30, 2013 — Even though Army combatives is part of a soldier's warrior tasks and required for yearly training, combatives moves like arm bars, guillotines and Komodo dragons motivated Staff Sgt. Jose Morejon to become a better trainer for Soldiers conducting combatives training here. "It's all about attention to detail," he said. Morejon, 2nd Battalion, 309th... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jose Morejon reviews combative techniques with Sgt. 1st Class Emanuel Huff during a tactical combatives course (Level II) May 13, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Morejon is a 2nd Battalion, 309th Training Support Regiment, 174th Infantry Brigade chemical specialist and a Lodi, N.J., native. Huff is a 2/309th supply sergeant and a Landover, Md., native. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Cassandra Monroe/Released)

18th Air Force: a legacy of excellence
April 25, 2013 — Although a divide of more than six decades separates them from the founders of their command, today's 18th Air Force Airmen continue to embody the same motto: "expedite!"Signifying a commitment to excellence in the successful and rapid completion of the command's worldwide air mobility mission, the motto of the Air Force's largest, and AMC's only... MORE

Reduce, reuse, recycle: a tale of waste redemption
April 18, 2013 — Imagine all the forms and documents, disposable materials and other resources necessary to run the Department of Defense's only tri-service joint base. Now, imagine the amount of solid waste left behind by the 42,000 men and women who work here. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is not immune to waste, but more than ten years ago leadership started... MORE

August Randall, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Recycle Center recycling specialist, separates glass, plastic and aluminum recyclables into separate bins April 15, 2013, at JB MBL, N.J. All waste that is collected from throughout JB MDL is brought back to the recycling center where it is separated and sent for further recycling. This ensures that it is diverted from landfill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Russell/Released)