Tag: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
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Retired US Air Force chief master sergeant from Bordentown City to be recognized for leadership as a woman
A retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant from Bordentown City is one of 10 Burlington County women that will be recognized for their leadership and service to their communities during the 2022 Outstanding Women of Burlington County Awards reception. Marguerite Sylvester Hellwich, who served as the superintendent of the 514th Aerospace Medicine Squadron on…
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Florida man admits assaulting two military officers at Joint Base MDL with his car
A Florida man admitted to assaulting two U.S. Air Force military police officers with his car in 2020. Hal Wander, 25, of Port Charlotte, Florida, pleaded guilty by teleconference before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez on Feb. 8 to an information charging him with assault on two federal officers using a deadly and dangerous…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for collaborative conservation work with partners
The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) has been recognized for significant conservation work alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and other partners in the North Atlantic-Appalachian Region. The award was presented Jan. 21 by Eric Schrading, field supervisor for the New Jersey Field Office. Located 18 miles southeast of Trenton, the base spans 42,000 contiguous acres and more than 20…
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Army Reserve general honors fallen at Wreaths Across America event in Bordentown
More than a dozen tractor-trailers rolled down Rising Sun Road in Bordentown Township on Dec. 15 as part of a Wreaths Across America ceremony honoring the nation’s fallen military members. The trucks were carrying thousands of wreaths destined for Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where they were placed on gravesites during a Dec. 18 wreath-laying…
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First KC-46 tanker arrives at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
The first KC-46A Pegasus touched down at its new home on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Nov. 9. “This is an historic moment both for our military base and our entire county,” Burlington County Commissioner Director Felicia Hopson said in a prepared statement. “For more than 100 years, the Joint Base has been an integral part…
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Burlington, Ocean counties to participate in new land use study of territory around Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
The Burlington County Commissioners affirmed their ongoing commitment to protecting and enhancing Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst by directing county planners and staff to participate in the development of a new land use study for the territory surrounding the sprawling military installation. The commissioners approved a resolution on Oct. 13 directing the Department of Economic Development and…
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Middlesex College Dental Hygiene program donates supplies to Afghan refugees
The Middlesex College Dental Hygiene program collected hundreds of toothbrushes, toothpaste and other supplies for Afghan refugees who are living at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The donations were dropped off to the Amnesty International Club at North Hunterdon High School, which will transport them to the base where over 9,000 Afghan refugees are housed and in…
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Mercer County Military Action Council supports military personnel, their families
Two Mercer County residents with ties to the Armed Forces have founded the Mercer County Military Action Council (MCMAC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the service members and the mission of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL), as well as active-duty personnel, reservists, guardsmen, veterans and their respective families living in local towns. Regina Arcuri…
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Freeholders highlight services for 25,000 veterans living in Burlington County
The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders highlighted many of the county services and benefits offered to veterans and military families as part of their commemoration of both Veterans Day and Military Families Appreciation Month. “Nov. 11 may be set aside as Veterans Day, but it’s my heartfelt belief that we should be honoring our…
