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Historical moment with first ever Joint Base Heritage Conference

Attendees at the first ever Joint Base Heritage Conference pose for a photo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 14, 2024. Historical organizations from neighboring counties came together to establish a professional network and to share historical information pertaining to JB MDL and its surrounding community. (Courtesy photo)

May 21, 2024 - The first ever Joint Base Heritage Conference was held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 14. Members of neighboring historical organizations came together to establish a professional network and share...

87th Air Base Wing All Call

Col. Anthony Smith, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst installation commander and 87th Air Base Wing commander, provides remarks during an All Call at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on April 10, 2024. During the All Call, Joint Base personnel were initiated into the Warrior Connect program, briefed on a new virtual volunteer system, and shared a moment of silence for Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

May 21, 2024 - Personnel assigned to the 87th Air Base Wing attend an All Call at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on April 10, 2024. During the All Call, Joint Base personnel were initiated into the Warrior Connect program, briefed...

JB MDL commemorates Police Week 2024

Service members assigned to the 87th Security Forces Squadron participate in an opening ceremony for Police Week at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 13, 2024. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week.

May 16, 2024 - In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week...

HUREX Enhances preparedness for swift recovery

Members across Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., participate in a deep-dive hurricane preparedness exercise, April 29-May 10, 2024. Participants in the Emergency Operations Center engaged in simulated exercises, discussions, and checklist evaluations to identify avenues for enhancing resilience against future hurricanes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

May 13, 2024 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Members across Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, recently participated in a deep-dive hurricane preparedness exercise from April 29-May 10...

CAP pilots credit survival to SERE training

Civil Air Patrol 1st Lt. Alysia Larson, West Bay Composite Squadron Emergency Services officer and Professional Development officer, and her husband, Capt. Paul Larson, West Bay Composite Squadron Character Development officer, were about a half-mile from Quonset State Airport, R.I., when their aircraft’s engine lost power short of the runway and they found themselves 2,600 feet from shore having to swim in the choppy, frigid water of Narragansett Bay, R.I., March 30, 2024. Alysia Larson credits their survival to training they received from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sam Neitzer, 305th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Tactics noncommissioned officer in charge, at Hawk Mountain Ranger School in July 2022. (Courtesy photo)

May 13, 2024 - Two experienced Civil Air Patrol pilots recently put their survival training to the test, thanks in part to a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape expert assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, when...

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Snapshots of Service: JTF-Bravo's Global Health Engagement in Guatemala

Guatemalan marines escort and transport service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo stationed at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, across the Amatique Bay, Guatemala, May 13, 2024. JTF-Bravo is focusing on the northern coast of Guatemala, which has been identified as a severe need location for medical, veterinary and surgical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)

May 21, 2024 - Joint Task Force-Bravo with the support from Arkansas National Guard’s 188th Air Wing and the Guatemalan military, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food conducted a Global Health...

Pacific Air Forces hosts Airman-to-Airman Talks with Bangladesh Air Force

Bangladesh Air Force Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Kamrul Islam, assistant chief of Air Staff (Plans), speaks to a pilot during Airman-to-Airman Talks engagement at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii May 17, 2024. During the A2AT, attendees were able to discuss operations and capabilities to teach and learn from varied perspectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)

May 21, 2024 - Pacific Air Forces’ leaders and subject matter experts, alongside the Oregon National Guard State Partnership Team, hosted their counterparts from the Bangladesh Air Force at the PACAF headquarters on Joint Base Pearl...

Team Edwards comes together to honor fallen Defenders

May 21, 2024 - The 412th Security Forces Squadron observed 2024 National Police Week May 13-17 at Edwards Air Force Base, California...

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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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