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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team set up a tripod jack under the left wing of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team set up a tripod jack under the right wing of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team inspect the hydraulic systems of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team operate a tripod jack to lift a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

A KC-46A Pegasus is hoisted up on three tripod jacks on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

An airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team operates a tripod jack to lift a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team operate tripod jacks to lift a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team operate a tripod jack to lift a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

A KC-46A Pegasus is hoisted up on three tripod jacks on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team pose for a photo in front of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 10, 2023. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)

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305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

Published Feb. 10, 2023
By Senior Airman Joseph Morales
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen assigned to the 305th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance check team set up a tripod jack under the left wing of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 9, 2023. Fuselage jacking and landing gear retraction qualifications were the last major task for the squadron to become fully capable, making the 305th MXS the first fully-capable KC-46 maintenance squadron on the U.S. East Coast region. The team leading the jack and swing training cut 50% off of the standard for major inspection times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)