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AFFORGEN-ready: JB MDL completes KC-46A Pegasus certification
November 3, 2023 — 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... MORE

A KC-46A Pegasus tanker assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., practices refueling operations on another KC-46A en route to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 21, 2023. This joint air interoperability exercise is the first-ever certification event for the KC-46 tankers assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Simonne Barker)

514th AMW represent JB MDL at RED FLAG-Alaska
August 25, 2023 — 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 force employment training in a simulated combat environment. The 514th AMW and 305th AMW are in a “classic association,” as the aircraft are owned by an active-duty unit while being flown and maintained by a reserve unit... MORE

RED FLAG-Alaska is a series of field training exercises for U.S. forces.

305th MXG hosts annual Knucklebuster Awards Banquet
May 8, 2023 — The 305th Maintenance Group hosted the 2023 Knucklebuster Award banquet for both active duty and Air Force Reserve members with the 514th Air Mobility Wing on 5 May, 2023, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst attend the Knucklebuster award banquet on 6 May, 2023 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Knucklebuster award banquet is an annual Air Force-wide event that recognizes the maintenance career field's best maintainers and leaders. Open to families, the banquet also functions as a social event where various forms of official military uniforms both past and present, are allowed to be worn.

25th Aerial Port Squadron is Ready Now!
March 21, 2023 — The 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron has been creating new ways to train their Airmen over the past year. From procuring equipment to entire aircraft, 25 APS is busy ensuring their Airmen have the tools necessary for the training and development to stay mission ready... MORE

Radiant Phoenix takes flight on Joint Base MDL
February 17, 2023 — 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 McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Feb. 16, 2023... MORE

305th MXS becomes fully-qualified with KC-46
February 10, 2023 — 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 on the U.S. East Coast region... MORE

Group of maintainers push a large piece of equipment

CRW rolls out new multi-capable truck
January 19, 2023 — 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. ... MORE

A retrofitted Light Service Support Vehicle assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing sits parked near the flightline January 12, 2023, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. It is the CRW leadership’s plan to retrofit the entire fleet of 48 vehicles over the next five years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anastasia Tompkins)

305th Airmen work around the clock to fulfill Ukraine's Priority Security Assistance Package
August 23, 2022 — Airmen assigned to the 305th Aerial Port Squadron recently worked around the clock to fulfill a priority security assistance package for Ukraine. These CAN-DO Airmen delivered globally integrated installation mission support that enhanced readiness and lethality for Ukrainian warfighters. ... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the Air Mobility Command, prepares to receive the upload of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munitions at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 13, 2022. The munitions cargo is part of an additional security assistance package for Ukraine. The security assistance the U.S. is providing to Ukraine is enabling critical success on the battlefield against the Russian invading force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matt Porter)

305th Air Mobility Wing welcomes new wing commander
July 14, 2022 — 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 the ceremony. ... MORE

Three military members stand at attention

From LeMay to Lo Bianco, the Legacy of the 305th AMW's CAN DO Spirit
June 24, 2022 — 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 Bianco, 305th Operations Group commander, carries on with the same CAN DO ethos. Like LeMay, Lo Bianco led 305th Airmen through unprecedented challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Colonel Michele Lo Bianco, 305th Operations Group commander, embraces a colleague following a fini flight on June 21, 2022 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Lo Bianco will serve as the 15th Wing commander at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.