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New Weapons Platform Touches Down At JB MDL
October 26, 2021 — Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 (HMLA-773) conducted training on weapons systems on the newly acquired AH-1Z after transitioning from the legacy AH-1W this past year. Training was conducted on the Fort Dix Military Reservation's Aerial Gunnery Range around sundown on September 21, 2021... MORE

First ever: Kish Airman Leadership School graduates all-service ALS class
October 16, 2019 — For the first time in recorded history, Kish Airman Leadership School on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, graduated a class consisting of military individuals from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard. The all-service class, Class 19-G, will graduate on Oct. 17, 2019, after completing the five and a half week course that consisted of 192 hours of curriculum... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeremy Hill, 87th Force Support Squadron Kish Airman Leadership School commandant, converses with Class 19-G before a briefing at Kish ALS on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 11, 2019. The class will graduate on Oct. 17, 2019, after completing the five and a half week course that consisted of 192 hours of curriculum.

Joint Base MDL celebrates 10-year anniversary
October 4, 2019 — Service members, civic leaders, and senior leaders hosted a 10-year anniversary of the nation’s only tri-service installation with the Celebration of the Decennium at Doughboy Field on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 1. The celebration consisted of a re-dedication ceremony, static displays and a groundbreaking for the future site of the installation’s Decennium Time Capsule... MORE

MCAX CH-53 Sea Stallion Recon
June 22, 2018 — Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines scan a forest for enemy forces during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The exercise trained Marines to successfully extract crashed pilots while avoiding enemy attack. The recon was just one part of a large-scale exercise that trains all services together... MORE

Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment Marines scan a forest for enemy forces during a reconnaissance exercise on Fort Indiantown Gap, P.A., June 14, 2018. The exercise trained Marines to successfully extract crashed pilots while avoiding enemy attack. The recon was just one part of a large-scale exercise that trains all services together to learn how to work in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

Marines bring together US forces for first East Coast MCAX
June 13, 2018 — Joint Base MDL service members kicked off the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise here, June 12. Fifteen total force units including active duty, guard and reserve members across 14 East Coast states from Massachusetts to Florida will be participating in the annual large-scale exercise utilizing ground forces, aviation assets,... MORE

Marines with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 prepare to load an AH-1 SuperCobra into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during day one of the 2018 Marine Aircraft Group-49 Combined Arms Exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 12, 2018. The MCAX is a large-scale exercise that utilizes ground forces, aviation assets, indirect fires and other enablers in an effort to train air and ground forces together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

Marines join in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
September 8, 2017 — Marines from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst joined with the Defense Department’s ongoing efforts to aid those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.Marines from Joint Base MDL teamed up with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Detachment Alpha who immediately got to work pulling families who were trapped and needed... MORE