JB MDL recycing program

David McGee, of the Joint Base Recycling Center, readies the cans for recycling here. After the recycling process is complete the steel cans will command 10 cents per pound with the aluminum cans valued at 53 cents per pound. The proceeds from the recycled items are returned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to defray the costs of the recycling program. Recycling helps reduce the need for landfills thus helping to preserve natural resources. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)

JB MDL recycing program

Clarence Lewis, Joint Base Recycling Center project manager, loads aluminum products into the roll container here. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's recycling efforts contribute globally by reducing the amount of resources wasted to create new products. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)

Fire chief promotion

Colonel Chris Luedke, 87th Mission Support Group commander, and Lt. Col. Charles Kuhl, 87th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, pinned on Thomas Nicometi’s chief’s badge and bugle during a promotion ceremony April 6 here. Nicometi has been a firefighter for the past 32 years and is the first civilian fire chief at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in more than 12 years. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo/Released)

JB MDL Quilts for Kids

Army Col. Joseph Whitlock, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst deputy commander, and Air Force Col. Chris Luedtke, 87th Mission Support Group commander, stopped by the Arts and Crafts Center April 14 to show their appreciation and to coin the JB MDL volunteers of Quilts for Kids. The group of approximately 15 volunteers has produced 832 quilts since 2004 for children with life-threatening illnesses and victims of abuse. The group meets at the Arts and Crafts Center on the second Tuesday of every month to gather material, discuss ideas and plan projects they work on during the next month. The group is open to anyone interested in quilting. Contact Jacquie Longacre at 321-6495 for more information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bryan Swink/Released)

Joint Base emergency responders halt blaze

Trees on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst smolder after being extinguished April 9. A fire-ditch was dug to halt the movement of the blaze to prevent further damage. The fire started in training ranges 13 and 14 and burned more than 300 acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)

Joint Base emergency responders halt blaze

A Chesterfield firefighter connects a fire hose to a fire truck near training ranges 13 and 14 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst April 9. More than 10 townships from around the joint base aided the effort to extinguish the fire that burned more than 300 acres of training ranges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)