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  • 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

  • 305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46

    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

  • CRW rolls out new multi-capable truck

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing are applying their motto of “multi-capable” Airmen to their fleet of trucks in 2023. The wing is scheduled to retrofit 48 trucks with several additional components to make them universally deployable for multiple career-fields and CR missions.

  • 305th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new wing commander

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing held a change of command ceremony July 14, here. U.S. Air Force Col. Elizabeth Hanson assumed command of the 305th Air Mobility Wing from Col. Scott Wiederholt, 305th AMW commander. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander, acted as the presiding officer for

  • From LeMay to Lo Bianco, the Legacy of the 305th AMW's CAN DO Spirit

    The 305th Air Mobility Wing has a rich heritage dating back to the 305th Bombardment Group, where then U.S. Air Force Colonel Curtis LeMay serving as their first group commander, embodied the CAN DO spirit in the nation’s war against Nazi Germany.79 years later, U.S. Air Force Colonel Michele Lo

  • U.S. Transcom Commander visits Joint Base MDL

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, U.S. Transportation Command commander, toured the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, coined Airmen for their services during Operation Allies Welcome, addressed recent graduates of the Advanced Study of Air Mobility course, and flew in a KC-46 Pegasus

  • 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

  • McGuire's last KC-10 Extender returns from CENTCOM

    McGuire AFB's last KC-10 Extender returned from Central Command, marking an end to over thirty years of air refueling support provided to the U.S. and coalition partners through both peace and war, beginning with Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990-91, through the conflicts in Iraq and

  • Readiness Exercise 2022 plays role in AMC’s ‘Strategy to Win’

    Airmen from the 87th Air Base Wing, 305th Air Mobility Wing, and 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst began phase two of Readiness Exercise 2022, Apr. 3. While phase one focused on pre-deployment and personal readiness, phase two tested an integrated construct of multiple