Lockdown Lifted At Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ — A lockdown that was ordered due to an active shooter alert has been lifted at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Thursday afternoon.

Base officials issued an "all clear" update at 3:42 p.m. saying "We have confirmed all members of JBMDL are safe."

"We received notification of an active shooter on the joint base," officials said in an update on the base's official Facebook page. "After investigating the incident, it was found that there was no active shooter."

"We appreciate the public’s concern and thank you for your continued support," the update said.

Information on what led to the active shooter alert, which was issued just before 3 p.m., was not immediately available. Patch has requested additional information from Joint Base officials.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the only tri-service installation of the Defense Department. It spans 42,000 acres in Ocean and Burlington counties. Its host wing is the U.S. Air Force 87th Air Base Wing, and according to the base's website supports 88 mission partners.

The base is home to the historic Hangar 1, which was built to house the Hindenburg when the airship came to Lakehurst.

The base also houses U.S. Army and U.S. Navy operations.

The initial lockdown alert telling base personnel to take cover did mentioned Building 5231, but it was unclear whether that building is housing for base personnel or if it relates to the mission activities of the base.

This is a breaking news report and will be updated.