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JB MDL welcomes Prevention, Assistance, Response coordinator support

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., recently welcomed its new Prevention, Assistance and Response coordinators, Scott Hudak and Kat Díaz-Callaway. PAR supports insider threat and violence prevention efforts by utilizing a multidisciplinary team to collaboratively care, assist, and respond to individuals who have exhibited key indicators of potentially violent behavior (Contributed graphic)

April 15, 2024 - The PAR program supports insider threat and violence prevention efforts by employing a multidisciplinary team to care for, assist and respond to individuals showing indicators of potentially violent behavior...

JB MDL hosts annual Chalk the Walk

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership and several helping agencies on base participate in a Chalk the Walk to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Joint Base MDL, April 9, 2024. Events like chalk walks promote healthy connections, create supportive environments, and build protective factors while preventing future risk and normalizing help-seeking behaviors from appropriate agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos)

April 11, 2024 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership and several helping agencies on base participate in a Chalk the Walk to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month at Joint Base MDL, April 9, 2024. Events like chalk walks promote...

Joint Base MDL partial solar eclipse

The partial solar eclipse as seen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 8, 2024. In New Jersey at the eclipse's peak, coverage was approximately 85 percent of the sun’s surface. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos)

April 11, 2024 - The partial solar eclipse as seen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 8, 2024. In New Jersey at the eclipse's peak, coverage was approximately 85 percent of the sun’s surface. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior...

JB MDL women lead, inspire

U.S. Air Force Col. Elizabeth Hanson, 305th Air Mobility Wing commander, stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 15, 2024. Headquartered at JB MDL, the 305th AMW extends America’s global reach by generating, mobilizing and deploying C-17s to conduct strategic airlift and air refueling missions worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Alexis Kula)

April 4, 2024 - As the world marks Women's History Month, it is a time to honor and celebrate the myriad of contributions from women throughout history and contemporary society...

‘CanDo’ maintainers set the standard for excellence

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adam Smith, 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, presses the engine starter switch on a C-17A Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 14, 2024. The 305th AMXS was awarded the Maintenance Effectiveness Award in the Small Aircraft Maintenance Unit category, recognizing the squadron as one of the Air Force’s top-performing maintenance units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Simonne Barker)

March 25, 2024 - The 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was awarded the 2023 Maintenance Effectiveness Award in the Small Aircraft Maintenance Unit category, recognizing this ‘CanDo’ squadron as one of the Air Force’s top-performing...

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350th SWW command chief visits ALS Class 24-D

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Will Cupp, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing command Chief, briefs Eglin Airman Leadership School Class 24-D at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 8, 2024. ALS prepares Senior Airmen and Guardians to be professional, war-fighting Airmen and Space Professionals who can supervise and lead work teams as an all-domain joint warfighting professional to support the employment of an Air and Space power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Benjamin Aronson)

April 16, 2024 - U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Will Cupp, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing command Chief, engages with Airman Leadership School Class 24-D on their first day in ALS at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 8, 2024. ALS prepares...

Joint warfighters virtually train in large-scale military exercise

U.S. Air Force pilots participating in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Mission Command in a synthetic, joint combat environment, integrating geographically separated units with degraded communications and limited air operations center connectivity in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and eight distributed locations, Mar. 1, 2024. The 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, used its live, virtual, and constructive, or LVC, environment capabilities to connect simulators and live aircraft in a dynamic battlespace to challenge air, land, and maritime combatants in the USINDOPACOM AOR and incorporating multiple U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Army platforms. (Photo cropped to focus on subject.) (U.S. Air Force photo by Shelton Keel)

April 16, 2024 - The 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, executed exercise Virtual Flag: Mission Command in a synthetic, joint combat environment, integrating geographically separated units...

Contingency location Airmen respond to Mass Casualty exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron carry a simulated casualty during Exercise Ready Tiger 24-1 at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, April 14, 2024. The mass casualty exercise tested the medical team’s readiness by presenting them with more patients at once than the clinic can immediately handle. Ready Tiger 24-1 is a readiness exercise demonstrating the 23rd Wing’s ability to plan, prepare and execute operations and maintenance to project air power in contested and dispersed locations, defending the United States’ interests and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leonid Soubbotine)

April 16, 2024 - Airmen assigned to the 23rd Wing were tested during a simulated mass casualty (MASCAL) exercise during Exercise Ready Tiger 24-1 at a simulated contingency location at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, April 14, 2024...

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Sharing History

Stuart Lockhart, 305th Air Mobility Wing historian, and Senior Airman Nicholas Cammaroto, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, share conversation over a history display in the 305th AMW headquarters, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 21, 2023. Cammaroto contributed to the display by loaning a grouping of artifacts from his private collection. The grouping on-loan consists of uniform service items from U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Cletus “Jack” Ringsred, 305th Bombardment Group, who flew 35 combat missions against enemy forces in 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

Aug. 21, 2023 - Senior Airman Nicholas Cammaroto, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, contributed to a 305th Air Mobility Wing history display by loaning a grouping of artifacts from his private collection, that went on display July...

Bonded through Bone Marrow

A nameplate for U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Ferguson, 305th Air Mobility Wing quality assurance inspector, is displayed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 22, 2022. Ferguson is one of over one million registered bone marrow donors through the Department of Defense’s Salute to Life program. This year he met with the recipient of a donation he made in 2012 that allowed the patient to achieve remission of leukemia.

Nov. 30, 2022 - National Bone Marrow Awareness Month is observed every November to honor the people who donate their stem cells and bone marrow, which help give patients a second chance at life...

Baron's blouse makes history

Airman First Class Nicholas Baron, 305th Air Mobility Wing Loadmaster, officially donates his blouse and delivers it to Stuart Lockhart, 305th Air Mobility Wing Historian, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 12, 2021. The blouse was the most requested item asked for to serve as documentation for Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sergeant Shay Stuart)

Oct. 18, 2021 - It was an image that captured the hearts of millions; a young Afghan child, sleeping on the floor of a crowded C-17 Globemaster III, tucked beneath an OCP top for warmth.The blouse belonged to none other than Airman First...

Can Do Wing historian receives AF level award

Oct. 14, 2021 - With a background as a Naval Academy history major and a 21-year career as a commissioned infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, it is no surprise that military history is ingrained in the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s...

Suicide Prevention in the Military, from Taboo to Timely

U.S. Air Force Col. Michele Lo Bianco, 305th Air Mobility Wing Operations commander, displays her box of remembrance. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. More than 1.7 million Veterans received treatment in a VA mental health specialty program annually.

Sept. 22, 2021 - Suicide prevention is a year-round effort. As September is Suicide Prevention Month, now is a time to reach out to others while also taking the time to look within...

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NSA Lakehurst Studio operates on a walk-in basis on the last Thursday of each month ONLY.

For all 621st CRW passport photo requests, please email: 621crw.pa@us.af.mil

The JB MDL/PA office maintains the capability to support official passport photo requests for large unit movement/deployment support.

All other official passport photo requests will not be serviced and will be directed to use commercial services, since these services can be reimbursed in a voucher as applicable. For more information on studio photography and hours of operation visit: https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/Home/Public-Affairs/

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