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Students honor French dissidents
March 28, 2019 — Students from the French West Indies island of Martinique visited the joint base, March 25, 2019, to honor the French dissidents who trained at Fort Dix during WWII.The dissidents were French Caribbean citizens who escaped their island’s pro-Nazi policies in the 1940s to fight alongside the United States.“This was a forgotten yet important piece of... MORE

Mathyas Joseph-Duhamel, a student visiting from the French West Indies, points to a picture of his great grandfather, Henry Helenon, at the Army Reserve Mobilization Museum on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 25, 2019. Helenon was a French dissident who escaped his island in the 1940s to train for World War II at Fort Dix. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Austin Knox)

First decennial celebration begins with dinner
March 27, 2019 — The 87th Air Base Wing kicked off the first of many Joint Base MDL decennial celebrations by hosting the 87th Air Base Wing Dining Out, March 22, 2019 at The Merion event center in Cinnaminson, New Jersey.The 87th ABW celebrates its ten-year anniversary alongside Joint Base MDL of becoming the only tri-service installation since they stood up in... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Neil R. Richardson, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, shakes U.S. Air Force retired Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso’s hand during the 87th ABW Dining Out celebration at The Merion event center in Cinnaminson, N.J., March 22, 2019. Grosso spoke of the impressiveness from members of the ten-year-old wing earning six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards while some older units have never once received the award and challenged the residing Airmen to build on the success in future endeavors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel Owings)