An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NEWS

  • Oldest airlift unit calls JB MDL home

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is home to the 6th Airlift Squadron which has served with distinction since Oct. 14, 1933, making it the oldest airlift squadron in the Air Force.The 6th AS is a historic unit, celebrating more than 75 years of service to the U.S. through transporting troops and

  • New, improved Attic opens doors to JB MDL

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst volunteers recently renovated the previously named Airmen's Attic to improve the look and accessibility of items for servicemembers and their families. Volunteers opened the doors to The Attic Oct. 24."The items used to be scattered across the room with no real sense

  • AMP project at Travis AFB brings C-5s into modern era

    With well-paying jobs harder to come by and a suffering economy, people are finding ways to make things last longer. There may have been a time when people would trade in their aging vehicles for a newer model, but that seems to be happening less and less as people are finding ways to stretch their

  • Joint Base MDL pays tribute to 9/11

    Army Support Activity-Dix here hosted a memorial ceremony Sept. 9 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and the lives lost on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 125 people filed into the Soldier's Chapel here to pay their respects to those

  • Team Scott builds lasting memorial for 9/11 anniversary

    Team Scott came together on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 to dedicate a memorial that not only symbolizes the three places where so many lost their lives, but that also incorporates a piece of the World Trade Center in its design.The memorial consists of a planter that is shaped like the Pentagon

  • 9/11: Through the eyes of Airmen

    Ten years ago, the men and women who are today's young servicemembers, were still in grade school. Some were in high school, even fewer were enrolled in college. Many had no idea what the World Trade Center towers were, what the Sept. 11 attacks meant politically or the lasting impact the day's

  • Remembering 9-11-01: History shows AMC's response after terrorist attacks

    If you thumb through the volumes of Air Mobility Command history, many significant events are documented. The terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, are among them. On the morning of Sept. 11, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners and

  • Master sergeant welcomes his son to Fairchild AFB

    The phone text read: "How would you like me to come home permanently?" When he received the text, his first concern was if his son was hurt, then he wondered if he got kicked out. He was relieved when neither was the case. Then the text read: "I'm coming to Fairchild with you..."For Master Sgt. Mark

  • Top award winners named for Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    The Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 competition drew to a close here with the 97th Air Mobility Wing earning the "Best Air Mobility Wing" title during the awards presentation for the air mobility competition July 29.In the closing ceremonies, the Rodeo commander addressed the thousands of people who had