Sept. 30, 2025 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Responds to Active Shooter Incident At approximately 10:58 AM, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst emergency response personnel responded to reports of an active shooter on the installation. Base emergency protocols were activated, and law enforcement officials arrived on scene. No active shooter threat was substantiated and the base
Sept. 11, 2025 JB MDL hosts KC-46 crew chief technical training school Recently, the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 1, launched a crew chief technical training school at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to increase the number of qualified KC-46A crew chiefs to ensure the aircraft is prepared to meet the growing demands of rapid global mobility in the
Aug. 12, 2025 WAREX provides energy sustainment testing grounds For today’s warfighter, sustainable energy provides potential for increased lethality and conservation of manpower.
Aug. 6, 2025 Out with the old, in with the new: New PAR system at JB MDL A contractor loosens bolts on the Precision Approach Radar 2000 system, used by the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 49 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 16, 2025. The old radar system was replaced with the AN/FPN-68 PAR to provide MAG-49 a better system to use when landing the
July 18, 2025 JBMDL forges tomorrow’s innovators at ‘Leading Edge’ course Service members gathered June 23-27, 2025 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey to participate in one of the Department of Defense’s premiere joint military training courses.
July 10, 2025 JB MDL kicks off Jersey Dawn 25 Members assigned to the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing and the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Participated in Jersey Dawn 25, an exercise held from June 28 to July 2, 2025.
June 6, 2025 ALS: From the classroom to the field Kish Airman Leadership School course adds time in the field.
May 21, 2025 Inaugural JB MDL prior leaders summit: uniting past and present Past and present leaders of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gathered on May 16, 2025, for the inaugural 2025 JB MDL Prior Leaders Summit designed to reflect on the installation’s evolving mission and to assess its past, current and future priorities. This summit brought together the past and
May 14, 2025 Meet “Noah Pulse”: the 87th Medical Group’s newest (and most realistic) training tool With the arrival of a state-of-the-art medical mannequin on May 6, 2025, the 87th Medical Group has elevated its readiness training, offering personnel across disciplines the opportunity to practice life-saving skills in highly realistic scenarios at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
April 30, 2025 MAG-49: Drill, sweat, repeat Marine Aircraft Group 49 Marines trained in weapons qualification, land navigation and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense as a part of routine training.