305th MOS inactivates, members stay put

Col. John Mateer, 305th Maintenance Group commander, and Maj. Stephen Grove, 305th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander, encase the 305th MOS guidon as Master Sgt. Gregory Neuberger, 305th MOS first sergeant, lowers the guidon during the 305th MOS Inactivation Ceremony May 9, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Russell/Released)

Hindenburg crash: 76 years later

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst service members prepare to ceremoniously place wreaths, which represented the services members from all military branches lost during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, on the Hindenburg Memorial May 6, 2013, at JB MDL, N.J. The day marked the 76th anniversary of the Hindenburg airship disaster. Community members gathered to commemorate the 36 passengers, air and ground crew members who lost their lives in the crash May 6, 1937. (U.S. Air Force photo Airman Sean M. Crowe/Released)

air advisor

Staff Sgt. Jerrod Smith, 305th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, pauses for a moment at the Air Advisor Memorial Remembrance Ceremony April 26, 2013, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The event commemorated the two-year anniversary of the shooting in Kabul, Afghanistan, that claimed the lives of nine Air Advisors April 27, 2011. Smith worked with one of the fallen, Capt. Nathan Nylander, 25th Operational Weather Squadron commander, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Smith hails from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)

STANDALONE

Katie Montez receives information from Monica LaSalle, owner of Exceptional Kidz Rehab, Philadelphia, at the Exceptional Family Member Program Spring Resource event April 17, 2013, at the Military and Family Support Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The event was part of the celebration for the Month of the Military Child and brought together military and civilian agencies to present information to help special needs families navigate through daily military life. Montez is the spouse of Tech. Sgt. Jesse Montez, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center K-9 instructor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)

Senior leaders recognize 76ers player for military support

Lt. Col. Jeff Blankenship, 1104th Mobility Support Battalion commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Beck, 1104th MSB command sergeant major, present Philadelphia 76ers' center, Spencer Hawes with the Commander's Award for Public Service April 10, 2013, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The senior leaders recognized Hawes for his contributions to support service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Alexis McGee/Released)

Two tickets to paradise

Joint base community members congregate at various tables at the Leisure and travel Show March 19, 2013, in the Lakehurst Fitness and Sports Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The two-day event, hosted by the 87th Force Support Squadron, allowed community members to peruse different representatives’ information on various travel and leisure opportunities. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo/Released)