🚨Lockdown ordered at the Joint Base MDL after reports of an active shooter🚨Officials confirm no credible threat; precaution triggered false alarm🚨Base is home to more than 46,000 members of the U.S. militaryA lockdown prompted by reports of a possible active shooter at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been lifted. All base personnel across the entire base, which spans Burlington and Ocean counties, were ordered to take cover just before 11 a.m. Just before noon, the base posted "ALL CLEAR ALL CLEAR ALL CLEAR" on its Facebook page. The shots led to rumors of a possible active shooter on the base, according to base commander Col. Michael Stefanovic. More than 46,763 members of the military are stationed at the Joint Base.