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    A KC-46A Pegasus aircraft sits on the flight line at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 29, 2026. The KC-46 is a multi-role tanker and transport aircraft that provides aerial refueling, cargo transportation and aeromedical evacuation capabilities during missions.

  • JB MDL hosts KC-46 crew chief technical training school

    Recently, the 373rd Training Squadron, Detachment 1, launched a crew chief technical training school at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to increase the number of qualified KC-46A crew chiefs to ensure the aircraft is prepared to meet the growing demands of rapid global mobility in the

  • ‘Can Do’ wing immerses leaders into KC-46 mission

    Aircrews and maintainers assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing hosted 18th Air Force senior leaders during an east coast introductory base tour at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 26, 2024.

  • Radiant Phoenix takes flight on Joint Base MDL

    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 contamination detection and decontamination safety techniques on Joint Base

  • Joint Base MDL receives 9th KC-46

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles B. McDaniel, U.S. Air Force Headquarters director of weather, deputy chief of staff for operations, conducts his fini-flight with the arrival of a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 20, 2022.

  • Seventh KC-46A Pegasus Delivery to Joint Base MDL

    A KC-46A Pegasus arrives onto Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 20, 2022. The arrival of the KC-46 on Joint Base MDL reinforces the role of the installation in enabling global reach. The 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings operate and maintain the aircraft with installation support from the