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  • JB MDL commemorates Police Week 2024

    In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week.

  • 911: What's your emergency?

    National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is observed each April to honor the dedication of first response emergency dispatchers for the critical service they provide. Dispatchers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. provide crucial support to first responders both on and off the

  • Female Defenders Don New Armor

    Female defenders of the 87th Security Forces Squadron received the first batch of Aspetto ‘Mach-V’ body armor, in early May 2021. The female body armor features increased mobility, load carriage support, and comfort while still maintaining coverage of vital organs for female defenders.

  • Training Time with K-9

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devin Leach, 87th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, works with Erika, dual certified military working dog, on obedience training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Nov. 6, 2020. Leach and Erika’s daily schedule consists of obedience training and

  • National Police Week

    87th Security Forces hosted a parade and 24-hour ruck march around the McGuire Fitness Center track in honor of Police Week. National Police Week runs from May 10-16 to honor defenders past and present.

  • Joint Base MDL honors defenders during National Police Week

    Pemberton Township Police Department drives in a parade for National Police Week at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 13, 2020. Joint Base MDL partnered with North Hanover, New Hanover, Pemberton, New Jersey State Police and New Jersey Fish & Wildlife to conduct the parade. NPW runs from

  • Joint Base MDL personnel attend Women Defenders Symposium

    On Jan. 17, over 25 women from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, attended a Women Defenders Symposium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they were able to connect with members of the Philadelphia Police Department, United States Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,