An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.



 

Feature Search

  • Guardians of History maintain legacy of valor

    The Joint Base is home to unique static displays representing the history and accomplishments of all branches in the U.S. military. On the McGuire side, Airmen and their families can see proudly displayed legacy aircraft including Pudgy, a P-38 Lightning, a C-118 Liftmaster and The Garden State

  • Famed Black Hawk pilot recalls battle

    On October 3, 1993, a humanitarian mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, turned violent after the failed capture of a local warlord. The world watched in shock as things rapidly grew out of control. As The Battle of Mogadishu ended, two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters had been destroyed and 18 U.S.

  • KC-10 refuels B-2 during MOBEX 17

    The sun had yet to break the horizon when a KC-10 Extender aircrew arrived at the operations building to prepare for their flight.   Their mission, part of a mobility exercise with Airmen from the 87th Air Base Wing, 621st Contingency Response Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing and 514th AMW, was to

  • Marine Corps aviators "keep the fires warm"

    It looked like a warzone. A UH-1Y Venom’s two .50 caliber machine guns methodically fired through light smoke as the rounds pierced their targets and sent clouds of dust into the already hazy sky. Rockets screamed through the air, striking armored vehicles on the ground. But it was not a warzone.

  • 305th wheel and tire technicians roll out new tire filling station

    Wheel and tire technicians with the 305th Maintenance Squadron here recently rolled out a new tire filling station, which has cut the amount of time required to fill C-17 Globemaster III tires with air in half. The new station streamlines the tire filling process by generating its own nitrogen and

  • U.S. Navy engineers 3-D print the future of defense

    A 3-D printer’s laser moves faster than the human eye can detect as it fuses layers of powdered metal onto next generation parts to shape the future of the Department of Defense. The minds at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst are the forerunners of this advanced 3-D printing

  • Beat on, Brinley: JB MDL family finds way to keep giving after tragic loss

    A bitter cold wind rips through the city air, rustling the garland wrapped around the doorways. Teddy bears and dolls peek out of wrapped bags as volunteers with chapped knuckles load bin after bin of donated toys, hauling them into the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  Heading the toy drop is

  • MDL aircrews train for survival

    Autumn sun spilled through the South Jersey pines. The engine of a USAF refueling aircraft hummed somewhere in the distant sky. On the forest floor, Airmen spoke softly through a hand held radio, evading capture.   During the Advanced Combat Operations and Tactics exercise Nov. 8, MDL aircrews were

  • ASWBPL-East keeps blood flowing at MDL

    Eight pints is the average amount of blood coursing through a healthy adult's veins at any given time. However, at the Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratory East, there's always a great deal more blood flowing. ASWBPL-East was established at then McGuire Air Force Base in 1955 and has

  • MDL Airman leads U.S. tennis team to international victory

    The Olympics are known for bringing athletes from around the globe together for friendly competition. However, international competition and comradery doesn’t only occur every four years.  1st Lt. Hannah Kabaso, the deputy sexual assault response coordinator for JB MDL, recently attended the NATO