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White Stag exercise prepares AMC Airmen for Mobility Guardian 2023
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. The aerial refueling of the C-17 occurred during Exercise White Stage, a full-spectrum readiness exercise that demonstrated the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s overall ability to deploy and sustain rapid global mobility around the world. During this exercise, 6AS aircrew collaborated with 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight and the 305th Aerial Port Squadron to on- and off-load an R-11 refueler onto a C-17, as well as perform a wet-wing defuel of the aircraft all while operating within a contested environment. Wet-wing defueling supports the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept, which allows forces to operate with varying levels of capacity and support to get to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)
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...

Generating Airpower: I spy with NDI
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexis Martinez, 305th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, scans equipment for surface and subsurface cracks at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 2, 2023. NDI technicians ensure the integrity of aircraft structures by utilizing multiple inspection methods such as eddy current, magnetic particle, radiographic, ultrasonic and oil analysis.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)
March 8, 2023 - The Airmen of the 305th Maintenance Squadron non-destructive inspection flight play a critical role in ensuring the safety and reliability of aircraft and ground equipment at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J...

Generating Airpower: Power Through Precision
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Colton Woodworth, 305th Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory technician, troubleshoots dials at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 23, 2023. PMEL technicians at JB MDL sustain the Joint Force by providing precise, reliable and traceable equipment to mission partners across the tri-state area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos)
Feb. 28, 2023 - From test equipment on the flight line, to medical scales, the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory flight sustains the Joint Force by providing precise calibration of support equipment to mission partners across the...

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

Radiant Phoenix takes flight on Joint Base MDL
An Airman assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron uses a 451P Ion Chamber to detect gamma and beta radiation exposure levels on a C-17 Globemaster on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 16, 2023. Personnel assigned to the 305th MXS, 87th Operational Medical Response Squadron, and Office of Emergency Management participated in a four-day training exercise to learn and practice radiological contamination detection and decontamination safety techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)
Feb. 17, 2023 - Personnel assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron, 87th Operational Medical Response Squadron, and Office of Emergency Management participated in a four-day training exercise to learn and practice radiological...
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LaMastus, Penne, Newby selected as top Airmen for 2022
Senior Airman Elijah LaMastus has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year for 2022. He will be honored during a banquet to be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center on March 25, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
March 25, 2023 - Senior Airman Elijah LaMastus, Master Sgt. Ryan Penne and Master Sgt. Jason Newby have been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022...

Thompson named KYANG First Sergeant of the Year
Master Sgt. Joshua Thompson of the 123rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2022 First Sergeant of the Year. Thompson amassed more than 500 hours as an instructor at Maintenance University, leading 325 service members through 12 days of training events and increasing the squadron’s overall aircraft proficiency. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Phil Speck)
March 25, 2023 - Master Sgt. Joshua Thompson of the 123rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has been selected as the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 2022 First Sergeant of the Year...

Celebrating National Women’s History Month in the 3rd Wing
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elisabeth Wright, poses in front of cargo strapped inside of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
March 24, 2023 - Women in the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson work hard with their teams to fulfill their missions and understand that they are Airmen both on and off duty...
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Bonded through Bone Marrow
A nameplate for U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Ferguson, 305th Air Mobility Wing quality assurance inspector, is displayed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 22, 2022. Ferguson is one of over one million registered bone marrow donors through the Department of Defense’s Salute to Life program. This year he met with the recipient of a donation he made in 2012 that allowed the patient to achieve remission of leukemia.
Nov. 30, 2022 - National Bone Marrow Awareness Month is observed every November to honor the people who donate their stem cells and bone marrow, which help give patients a second chance at life...

Baron's blouse makes history
Airman First Class Nicholas Baron, 305th Air Mobility Wing Loadmaster, officially donates his blouse and delivers it to Stuart Lockhart, 305th Air Mobility Wing Historian, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 12, 2021. The blouse was the most requested item asked for to serve as documentation for Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sergeant Shay Stuart)
Oct. 18, 2021 - It was an image that captured the hearts of millions; a young Afghan child, sleeping on the floor of a crowded C-17 Globemaster III, tucked beneath an OCP top for warmth.The blouse belonged to none other than Airman First...

Can Do Wing historian receives AF level award
Oct. 14, 2021 - With a background as a Naval Academy history major and a 21-year career as a commissioned infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, it is no surprise that military history is ingrained in the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s...

Suicide Prevention in the Military, from Taboo to Timely
U.S. Air Force Col. Michele Lo Bianco, 305th Air Mobility Wing Operations commander, displays her box of remembrance. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. More than 1.7 million Veterans received treatment in a VA mental health specialty program annually.
Sept. 22, 2021 - Suicide prevention is a year-round effort. As September is Suicide Prevention Month, now is a time to reach out to others while also taking the time to look within...

305th OSS Airman becomes ‘guardian angel’ of the road
Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa participants bike 500 miles through Iowa, July 2021. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Haney, an Air Force Cycling Team member, is assigned to the 305th Operations Support Squadron as an air traffic controller watch supervisor. This was his first time participating in the RAGBRAI, which is known as the oldest, largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world. It is seven days long and consists of participants biking approximately 500 miles through the state of Iowa. (Courtesy photo)
Sept. 20, 2021 - An air traffic controller watch supervisor found himself representing the Air Force in a different capacity while in the midst of 20,000 cyclists pedaling across Iowa. Despite fighting fatigue from heat and exhaustion, he...

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