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  • McGuire participates in KC-10 weight reduction event

    Members of the Pentagon's Air Staff visited McGuire March 28-29 as part of a KC-10 weight reduction event. Lt. Col. Thomas James, AF/A3/5 AFSO21-CASCO, and Maj. Carlos Gacharna, AF/A3/5 AFSO21, met with 21 members of the 305th Operations Group and 305th Maintenance Group to discuss ways to reduce

  • C-17 crews simulate wartimes missions

    Crews from McGuire's 6th Airlift Squadron, 305th/514th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons and 305th Operation Support Squadron were recently put to the test at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., March 10-18. The JRTC is a combined joint exercise with participants from the Air Force,

  • Lieutenant pops question in national magazine

    A McGuire lieutenant will be taking his new bride on a dream honeymoon in South Africa after their 2008 nuptials; a trip which the couple won following an extreme marriage proposal in Essence Magazine's February love issue. First Lt. Kerry Mackey, Jr., 305th Comptroller Squadron budget officer,

  • Awareness is key to understanding those with Autism

    April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism was first described by Dr. Leo Kanner in 1943. Since then, considerable research has been done concerning this disorder. About 10 years ago, Autism was thought to affect about four in 10,000 children. Since then, the estimated number of children affected by