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Augmented Reality connects engineers with aircraft maintainers
November 2, 2018 — Augmented Reality connects engineers with aircraft maintainers By Allison Murawski, NAWCAD Lakehurst Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - A team of engineers and a logistician from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst are using augmented reality to connect subject matter experts (SME) with aircraft... MORE

A Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Airmen is directed through maintenance actions using the Collaborative Augmented Reality Maintenance Assistant (CARMA) as part of a demo of the project. (U.S. Navy photo)

NAWCAD, CNATT Lakehurst partner on new ALRE simulator lab
August 1, 2018 — Two Navy organizations are partnering to bring a unique Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) simulator to the Lakehurst side of base, which will bring enhanced testing and training capabilities while saving time and money. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst and the Center for Naval Aviation Technical... MORE

Military and Community Members Remember the Hindenburg
May 15, 2018 — Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leaders, Navy Lakehurst Historical Society members and members of the community attended the 2018 Hindenburg Memorial Ceremony here May 9. This year’s ceremony marked the 81st anniversary of the Hindenburg airship crash on May 6, 1937, at the former Naval Air Station Lakehurst. “It is important to remember our... MORE

Airmen Apprentice Hunter Horton-Harmash awaits to ring the bell during the Hindenburg Memorial Ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on May 9, 2018. The bell was rung after the names of the crew and passengers of the Hindenburg were read. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stanley Moy/ Released)

Joint Base hosts JCOC, tells Air Force story
August 16, 2017 — Total force Airmen welcomed 44 visitors attending the 2017 Joint Civilian Orientation Conference here, Aug. 11, showcasing the joint base’s Rapid Global Mobility integration with the Air Force and greater Department of Defense. The only outreach program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense, the JCOC is the most prestigious public liaison program... MORE

Joint Base hosts revolutionary U.S. navy testing
March 13, 2017 — The Joint Base recently hosted the F-35C Lightning II as the U.S. Navy continues its developmental test program on the Lakehurst-side of MDL from Feb 13 – 24. Assigned to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, naval engineers and personnel from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force temporarily relocate to Lakehurst when their testing... MORE

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LEMOORE, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2016) Four F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighters fly in formation over Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. The F-35C will enhance the flexibility, power projection, and strike capabilities of carrier air wings and joint task forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman/Released)

NAWCAD members enable Osprey flight with 3D-printed parts
August 2, 2016 — Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division members, from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, enabled the first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using 3D printing technology here July 29.Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) members completed an MV-22B Osprey test flight outfitted with a titanium,... MORE

An MV-22B Osprey equipped with a 3-D printed titanium link and fitting inside an engine nacelle maintains a hover as part of a July 29 demonstration at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland. The flight marked Naval Air System Command’s first successful flight demonstration of a flight critical aircraft component built using additive manufacturing techniques. (U.S. Navy photo)