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Photo essay: Joint Base MDL year in review

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  • By Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs Office
The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community has seen many things happen during 2011. The Marines finally landed, hundreds of Airmen were sent to compete in Air Mobility Command's Rodeo, the Army mobilized and demobilized thousands of Soldiers, the Navy made countless advancements with the new electromagnetic aircraft launch system, numerous units and servicemembers worked in relief efforts of Operation Tomodachi, the Coast Guard continued to clean oil from the gulf and a hurricane blew through New Jersey within a week of an earthquake shaking the northeast.

Also of note -- Joint Base MDL celebrated its second birthday in October, successfully embedded Marine and Navy squadrons from Willow Grove, hosted numerous distinguished visitors and multiple community events such as: the Beast of the East Mud Run, Parade of Wreaths, the Hindenburg remembrance, Battle of Midway ceremony, POW/MIA ceremony, 4th of July celebration, the first joint base change of command, the opening of the fleet readiness center and the new child development center, and broke ground on the new warfighter and family readiness center.