Pudgy's grand re-opening!
(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Wynne, 87th Air Base Wing command chief, Col. Anthony Smith, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, Maj. Gen. Kris Belanger, 99th Readiness Division commanding general and Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Thompson, 99th Readiness Division command sergeant major, cut the ribbon officially opening the new location for Pudgy’s Sport Pub at JB MDL, N.J., Jan. 24, 2025. The original Pudgy’s, lovingly named for U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas McGuire’s wife, Marilynn, opened on McGuire Air Force Base Sep. 27,1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jewaun McElroy)