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White Stag exercise prepares AMC Airmen for Mobility Guardian 2023
March 14, 2023 — The 305th Air Mobility Wing conducted the first iteration of their annual training exercise, White Stag, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on March 8-9. White Stag is a wing level exercise implemented as a self-evaluation, validating the wing’s Full Spectrum Readiness and ability to deploy, operate, and sustain rapid global mobility in any contested environment. Additionally, White Stag serves as a training opportunity for the 305th AMW to prepare for Air Mobility Command’s largest exercise, Mobility Guardian 2023, later this year. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Allen, 6th Airlift Squadron deputy chief of squadron training, co-pilots a C-17 Globemaster to be refueled by a KC-46 Pegasus over the Eastern seaboard, Mar. 9, 2023.

Vice Chief’s Challenge calls Airmen to operationalize Agile Combat Employment
February 23, 2023 — The goal of the DAF 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment... MORE

The Department of the Air Force 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge begins Feb. 21, 2023. The goal is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment. Submissions are due by May 22, 2023. Airmen whose ideas move forward in the challenge will be paired with innovators from across the force, to include key players on the Air Force headquarters staff who advocate to adopt similar concepts. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Douglas Landry)

6th Airlift Squadron increases lethality to become AFFORGEN ready
October 27, 2022 — U.S. Airmen assigned to the 6th Airlift Squadron participated in a multi-week Tactics Advancement Course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Joint Base Langley-Eustis, V.A., from Sept. 19 to Sept. 29, 2022. This course enabled participating units to meet Air Force Force Generation requirements by improving Airmen tactical proficiency to meet evolving threats. The course involved classroom academics, mission planning cell operations, and off-station training events enabling a 6 AS C-17 crew to integrate with the 27th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster sits on the flightline of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, V.A., Sept. 27, 2022.

305th Multi-Capable Airmen course enhances Force Generation
September 22, 2022 — The 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron partnered with the 305th Aerial Port Squadron to host a two-day Multi-Capable Airman course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. from Sept. 19 to 20, 2022. The course utilized instructors from the 305th APS to train C-17 Globemaster crew chiefs in aerial port hard skills that they can use within a deployed environment... MORE

6th AS conducts ACE training to prepare for AFFORGEN transition on Joint Base MDL
August 30, 2022 — On August 24, Airmen from the 6th AS, 305th Air Mobility Wing conducted integrated training and utilized Agile Combat Employment concepts on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to prepare for Air Force Force Generation deployments. Exercising ACE elements enables our forces to operate with varying levels of capacity and support, to generate lethal combat power. The AFFORGEN model will increase high-end readiness necessary to deploy as cohesive units and deliver Rapid Global Mobility in support of combatant commanders, the Joint Force, and our allies and partners to meet National Defense Strategy requirements... MORE

Mobility Guardian 2021: AMC debuts first large-scale virtual command center
May 25, 2021 — Air Mobility Command premiered a proof-of-concept for a next-generation all-domain command and control platform during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, May 25, 2021... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lee Bostson, 621st Contingency Response Group contingency location team lead, tests a new virtual reality system during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, May 17, 2021. Mobility Guardian 2021 includes Air Mobility Command’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment and Advanced Battle Management System through use of Tactical Data Link. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)