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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.

  • Joint Warfighters Explode into the Indo-Pacific Theater

    The 'Can Do’ Wing and members from the 87th Air Base Wing displayed their Explodeo capabilities during the Valiant Shield exercise, June 5-18, 2024, integrating secure beyond line of sight and line of sight connectivity capabilities to maneuver the joint force in a contested, degraded, or denied

  • All-Electric Fixed-Wing Offloads Cargo at JB MDL

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst played a vital role in a historic first cargo flight as part of a demonstration of the ALIA CTOL battery-powered fixed-wing aircraft, July 9, 2024. The National Aerospace Research and Technology Park (NARTP) in Atlantic City tested the aircraft’s cargo usage by

  • 'John Burn 49 – Cleared for takeoff'

    On May 22, 2024, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing embarked on a heritage journey aboard a KC-46 Pegasus – a unique mission with the callsign “John Burn 49.”

  • TAC enhances Mobility Airmen's warfighting capabilities

    Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s 6th Airlift Squadron collaborated with units from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, during the Tactics Advancement Course (TAC), Feb. 7-8. TAC allows aircraft maintainers to gain experience with aircraft they do not commonly work with, expanding

  • AFFORGEN-ready: JB MDL completes KC-46A Pegasus certification

    Roughly 120 service members and five KC-46A Pegasus tankers assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., participated in the first-ever certification event for the KC-46A Pegasus during Neptune Series exercise at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 21-Nov. 2.

  • 514th AMW represent JB MDL at RED FLAG-Alaska

    Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing perform maintenance actions during RED FLAG-Alaska, which is the Pacific Air Forces premier field training exercise for U.S. forces and their partner and allies. The exercise provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large