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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.