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Joint Base Missing Teen Found In Southampton

Dan Alexander — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:33:25 +0000

A missing 13-year-old girl from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been found safe.

Two-Day Retrospective Marks Hindenburg 76th Anniversary

Tom Mongelli — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:35:45 +0000

Seventy-six years ago this Monday, May 6, the skies over Lakehurst became a fiery furnace, fueled by hydrogen from the airship Hindenburg. The Navy Lakehurst Historical Society marks it with displays, discussions and observances Sunday and Monday.

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Mortar Training At Joint Base This Weekend

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:02:36 +0000

Residents who live near New Jersey's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear explosions or feel the ground shake over the weekend.

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Congress Passes Bill To Fund Department Of Defense [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:48:19 +0000

The House of Representatives approved a bill to fund the Department of Defense for a full calendar year, as well as continue military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Hearing Loud Booms Around the Shore Today?

Christopher Tamas — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:30:51 +0000

You may hear more noise than normal from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst today, and here's why.

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Pay Disparity At Joint Base Prompts Action From Runyan [AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:54:08 +0000

With Election Day just five weeks away, Representative Jon Runyan (R) is urging the President to correct an on-going pay disparity at the Joint Base.

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Army Sergeant From Lakehurst Killed in Afghanistan [VIDEO]

Christopher Tamas — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:36:44 +0000

Army Sgt. Jonathan Gollnitz, originally from Lakehurst, was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

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Air Force Conducting Explosive Training at NJ Military Base Today

Christina LoBrutto — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:20:57 +0000

Some South Jersey residents will hear shaking, rattling all day today due to military training.

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman to Tour the Joint Base

Rosetta Key — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:52:46 +0000

Congressman Jon Runyan (R) is hoping that a tour of the Join Base this Saturday with the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee will pay off in the future.

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Aliens Among Us – Kind Of

Justin Louis — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:00:54 +0000

This week we reported on an invader from Afghanistan that showed up at the Joint Base. No, it had nothing to do with the war on terrorism, it was an insect.

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Plane Quarantined At Joint Base

Rosetta Key — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:28:21 +0000

A military cargo plane from Afghanistan has been quarantined at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst after an invasive insect was discovered. Homeland Security officials in Philadelphia say a destructive moth species hitched a ride to the U.S. aboard the plane and was found among equipment. Agriculture specialists say the noctuid moths are severe pests to fruit and [...]

Joint Base Completes Privatized Home Project

Ilya Hemlin — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:44:44 +0000

After five years of construction and renovation, over two thousand homes on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst are complete as part of a privatized home project.

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Another Day Of Joint Base Excercises

Dan Alexander — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:34:55 +0000

It's another day of artillery training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst today with residents all over Ocean County report they are feeling its effects.

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Runyan's Amendment to Prevent Unauthorized Military Base Changes

Rosetta Key — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:54:58 +0000

Shore area Washington Representative Jon Runyan is hoping to prevent the U.S. Senate from using money in the National Defense Authorization act of 2013 (H.R. 5854) to close or modify military installations.

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NJ Bases Could be Getting Millions for Projects in the New National Defense Budget

Rosetta Key — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:46:35 +0000

Over $80 million dollars in Federal Defense funding is a good sign for military installations in the shore area.

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Don't Worry About Sound Of Explosions

Jason Allentoff — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:55:43 +0000

If you hear explosions or loud noises during the next few days don't be alarmed.

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An Ocean County Milestone Remembered – Hindenburg's 75th [Pictures]

Justin Louis — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:18:48 +0000

As you've heard on 92.7 WOBM and read here at WOBM.com over the past few weeks, Ocean County has been getting ready to mark a major milestone in history. Not only Ocean County history, but world history.

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Look! Up In The Sky!

Tom Mongelli — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:14:42 +0000

If you've noticed a dirigible floating over Ocean County skies, that's the Navy's MZ-3A research vessel hangared at Lakehurst, rescued from mothballs by a new agreement with the Army.

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Saturday Briefs From WOBM News

Christopher Tamas — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:34:38 +0000

News from Ocean & Monmouth Counties and around New Jersey. LAKEWOOD- A 12-year-old boy is struck and killed by a car in Lakewood Friday. Police are still investigating the hit and run that happened on South Clover Street near the entrance of Shenandoah Park. The boy’s name has not yet been released. Authorities still search [...]