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This isn’t their first Rodeo, or is it?
January 4, 2023 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The 305th Air Mobility Wing recently held its first-ever Multi-Capable Airman Rodeo... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing perform various tasks for the first-ever Multi-capable Airman Rodeo at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Dec. 14, 2022. The 305th Aerial Port Squadron hosted the event where three teams of “Port Dawgs” intermixed with Maintainers competed in a timed bare tine upload of a single pallet, followed by a rolling stock upload of a 10K All Terrain Materials Handling Forklift. The foundation of a rodeo has been around in the Air Mobility sphere for more than 40 years and its purpose has remained the same, to test our readiness capabilities in a competitive environment.

305th Multi-Capable Airmen course enhances Force Generation
September 22, 2022 — The 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron partnered with the 305th Aerial Port Squadron to host a two-day Multi-Capable Airman course on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. from Sept. 19 to 20, 2022. The course utilized instructors from the 305th APS to train C-17 Globemaster crew chiefs in aerial port hard skills that they can use within a deployed environment... MORE

Devil Raiders accelerate change for future fight at Mobility Guardian 21
May 26, 2021 — Devil Raiders tested their Air Base Opening and Agile Combat Employment capabilities May 15-27, 2021, alongside other combat and mobility air forces as well as joint and total force partners throughout Air Mobility Command’s biennial Mobility Guardian exercise... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Lance Oakes, 621st Contingency Response Squadron fire team lead, activates a semi-autonomous quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle during Exercise Mobility Guardian at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 22, 2021. Mobility Guardian is a training exercise designed to prepare Airmen to face real-world security challenges and sustain strategic deterrence anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Porter)