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  • 305th Air Mobility Wing named Air Force Outstanding Unit

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for distinguishing itself by exceptionally meritorious service from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2006. This is the 14th time the wing has received the award. The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award was authorized by Department of the

  • McGuire honor guard named AMC team of the year

    The McGuire Elite Honor Guard was recently named Air Mobility Command Honor Guard Team of the Year. Col. Rick Martin, 305th Air Mobility Wing commander, made the announcement and presented the team with a $10,000 check during a breakfast March 26 at the dining facility. "This award is great, but no

  • 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

  • CRB to deal with family maltreatment

    The Central Registry Board was launched at McGuire March 5. Brooks City-Base, Texas, developed this pilot program as guidance on how the Air Force deals with and defines family maltreatment. There are approximately 120-125 incidents of alleged family maltreatment reported to the McGuire AFB Family

  • Collaborative Library Card Project

    In 1995, the Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall and the Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald R. Fogleman approved the following core values for the United States Air Force: Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. Recently, the McGuire Library formed a library

  • 305 MXS implements AFSO21

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiatives can be seen popping up all over McGuire. One of the recent initiatives comes from the 305th Maintenance Squadron Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Flight. Over the last two years, the 305th MXS TMDE Flight's equipment workload has increased