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  • “Home of the Ultimate Weapon” hosts USARC Conference

    The Army Support Activity Fort Dix served as the host for the U.S. Army Reserve Command’s Senior Leader and Garrison Commander Conference held March 23-24, 2022. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Mosser, U.S. Army Reserve Command deputy commanding general, led the two-day conference where garrison command

  • Chief of Chaplains visits JB MDL

    Chaplain, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Randall Kitchens, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Chief of Chaplains, along with Chief Master Sgt. Natalie Gray, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Chaplain Corps senior enlisted advisor, spent Feb. 16 and 17 meeting and exchanging information with leaders and

  • DNWS leads Nuclear Weapons Incident Response Training at Joint Base MDL

    A team from the Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS) located on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, conducted Nuclear Weapons Incident Response Training (NWIRT) with emergency responders at the 87th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Feb. 8

  • "Benjamin Franklin's Associators" conduct Cold Weather Training

    Using a training range provided by Army Support Activity Dix, Soldiers with the 111th Infantry Regiment conducted Situational Training Exercise Lanes (STX Lanes) and other contact drill training exercises to enhance combat readiness. STX Lanes are designed to simulate a search and attack before

  • ‘Heavy’ training highlights partnerships, readiness

    Squadrons from the 305th Air Mobility Wing and 621st Contingency Response Wing leveraged their capabilities to complement each other through a hands-on, practical approach where two U.S. Army Stryker vehicles were loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III prior to successfully operating the aircraft.

  • JB MDL Leading Total Force PME Forward

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The Kish Airman Leadership School has become the first of its kind to graduate a class containing students from all six of the uniformed military services, during the graduation ceremony of class 21-G, Oct. 21, on Joint Base MDL.

  • Navy, Rowan renew educational partnership

    Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst and Rowan University recently renewed their Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) to continue spreading awareness of NAWCAD LKE employment opportunities and inspiring students to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics

  • Fire Prevention Week kicks off at JB MDL

    U.S. Air Force Colonel Bridget Gigliotti, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Jenkins, 87 ABW command chief, and John Courgis, 87th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Prevention assistant chief, pose with the signed Commander’s Proclamation for Fire

  • Town Hall meeting held for HPCON BRAVO

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst recently changed their posture to HPCON Bravo as of Sept. 11. 2020. The base held a Town Hall meeting on Sept. 15, 2020 to address these changes. U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Hall, 87th Mission Support Group deputy commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard

  • Gunlocks can promote Base-wide safety from self-harm.

    After an increase in suicides that was reported between 2019 and the previous year, the U.S. Air Force is taking measures to prevent future incidents with Time-Based Prevention. This is a unique method focusing heavily on the “means” of suicide rather than the “why”.Suicide remains the leading cause