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Bonded through Bone Marrow
November 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. ... MORE

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.

Can Do Wing historian receives AF level award
October 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 current historian. Stuart Lockhart was recently awarded the Air Force Heritage Award for the 305th AMW’s Great Moments in History exhibit that highlights vintage memorabilia and some of the unit’s most impactful moments in history. ... MORE

Suicide Prevention in the Military, from Taboo to Timely
September 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... MORE

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.

305th AMW Airmen stand ready to aid
August 17, 2016 — It seems each day a new disaster is being broadcast on the world’s televisions or plastered across headlines. These crises range from natural causes to those man made and can devastate the people in its wake. These people may need to be evacuated, treated medically or provided supplies, oftentimes in austere or ravaged locations. And that’s where... MORE

Dependents of military members from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, wait to disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III after landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Md., April 1, 2016. Defense Department dependents in Adana, Izmir and Mugla, Turkey, were ordered to depart by the State Department and the secretary of defense.