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Boneyard Bound: First KC-10 set for retirement
July 14, 2020 — The 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings bid farewell to the first KC-10 Extender set for retirement during a ceremony July 13 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey... MORE

KC-10 Extender tail #86-0036 receives a traditional water salute as the 514th Air Mobility Wing U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Pillion prepares to fly it to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., following a July 13 ceremony at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., that marked the first retirement of 59 Extenders intended for eventual replacement by the KC-46A Pegasus. A total of three KC-10s from the Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory were congressionally approved for retirement during Fiscal Year 2020. As KC-10s are retired, the 309th AMARG will continue to support the remaining Extenders with spare parts as they are flown for several years while the KC-46A Pegasus is integrated into Air Mobility Command’s Total Force tanker enterprise. For nearly four decades, the KC-10 has helped secure global reach for America, providing in-flight refueling to U.S. and coalition aircraft, from Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm to Operation Inherent Resolve. The KC-10 is flown from JBMDL by both the 305th AMW and its associate Air Force Reserve unit, the 514th AMW.

Black History Month: A legacy of honor
February 19, 2020 — States, installations, and individuals all celebrate Black History Month in their own way which honors what it means to them.Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Airmen came together to celebrate and honor BHM by organizing a heritage air-refueling flight with Airmen from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware over the east coast, Feb. 13.The... MORE

Photo of Airmen in the cockpit of an aircraft conducting flight control pre-checks.

JB MDL Airmen bring Ultimate Reach to Talisman Sabre 17
July 11, 2017 — Three KC-10 Extenders from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, departed to the Pacific to provide Global Reach support for Operation Talisman Sabre 17 on July 9. The ultimate destination for the refueling aircraft is Wake Island, a small atoll in the western Pacific Ocean. From Wake Island, the aircraft are suited to support and refuel... MORE

A KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, is refueled mid-flight during a training exercise to prepare the air crews to support Global Reach for Talisman Sabre 17, July 9, 2017. A formation of three KC-10 Extender tested their in-air refueling systems while flying to the Pacific to support the exercise.

Travis airmen refuel B-1 during Eager Lion 17
May 26, 2017 — As part of Exercise Eager Lion 17, two KC-10 Extender crews from Travis Air Force Base, California, used the airfield on the McGuire-side of the Joint Base as a staging area for refueling operations over Newfoundland, May 18, 2017. The Travis Airmen flew in formation far to the north and rendezvoused with three eastbound B-1 Lancers from Ellsworth... MORE

Capt. Matthew Williams, 9th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 pilot, flies to somewhere near Newfoundland to refuel B-1 Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, May 18, 2017. Williams and his crew flew from Travis AFB to support Exercise Eager Lion 17.

Taking flight to new training
March 14, 2017 — Early in the morning February 9, 2017, in an unusual evolution, a C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron and a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron took off together from Joint Base Charleston enroute to a first of its kind training opportunity at the United States Air Force Academy. During the transit west, the two... MORE

Aircrew from the 14th Airlift Squadron work together to put engine covers on their C-17 to prevent snow from getting into the engines at Peterson Air Force Base prior to inclement cold weather, Feb. 11, 2017.