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Joint Base MDL conquers Bamboo Eagle 24-1
February 6, 2024 — Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, and the 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, returned to their home station at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Feb. 3, 2024, after completing the Bamboo Eagle 24-1 exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California... MORE

A KC-46A Pegasus from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., sits on the flightline during the Bamboo Eagle 24-1 exercise at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 29, 2024. Bamboo Eagle 24-1 is an operational implementation of multi-domain combat readiness training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

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)

The 305th AMW says 'Can Do' to Dock 46 Two-Bay Hangar
August 24, 2023 — The 305th Air Mobility Wing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly commissioned ‘Dock 46 two-bay hangar’ at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 24, 2023. The event concludes four and a half years of planning and 240,650 accident-free man-hours after its initial groundbreaking on December 3, 2018. A military construction project valued at nearly $54 million, the hangar will serve as a mission-critical asset in the KC-46A Pegasus' ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility for the Joint Force. ... MORE

Joint Base Leadership and personnel attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s Dock 46 Two-Bay Hangar at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on 24 Aug. 2023. New Jersey 4th District Congressman Chris Smith addressed the audience on the strategic value the facility brings to the KC-46A Pegasus refueling mission. The event concludes four and a half years of planning and 240,650 accident-free man-hours after its initial groundbreaking on December 3, 2018. A military construction project valued at nearly $54 million, the hangar will serve as a mission-critical asset in the KC-46A Pegasus' ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility for the Joint Force.

Bomber Task Force: KC-46 Aircraft fuels interoperability during 12th AF (AFSOUTH) mission
March 31, 2023 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Aircrew members assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing departed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to refuel a Bomber Task Force mission during a 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Partner Interoperability Training mission with partner nations on March 24, 2023... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pose for a photo during a Bomber Task Force mission at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, March 24, 2023. This mission is another example of accelerating KC-46A Pegasus employment and building interoperability with partner nations while enabling the capability to execute strategic deterrence. As a force multiplier, the KC-46 provides lethality and additional options to project and connect the Joint Force, while extending the operational reach of airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos)

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

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305th Maintenance Squadron validates new KC-46 capability
August 28, 2022 — Crew Chiefs in the Wheel and Tire Section of the 305 Maintenance Squadron are validating their local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46's main landing gear and nose landing gear... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colton Corder, 305th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a wheel inspection at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Aug. 26, 2022. Crew Chiefs in the Wheel and Tire Section of 305 MXS are validating their local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46's main landing gear and nose landing gear. At the beginning of August 2022, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center authorized Main Operating Bases to stand up organic tire change capability. A four member team consisting of Crew Chiefs, Sheet Metal, and Nondestructive Inspection went to Altus Air Force Base for initial training and familiarization. By validating local ability to breakdown and build-up tire assemblies for the KC-46, the 305th MXS brings a new capability to JB MDL and will be able to improve support for the KC-46 throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matt Porter)

Joint Base MDL KC-46 Pegasus takes first local flight
December 7, 2021 — The first two KC-46 Pegasus’ recently assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst conducted a local air-refueling flight for the first time Dec. 2 while over the northern Atlantic Ocean.Less than a month after being assigned to the 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings, the first two KC-46 aircrafts were tasked with their first mission to test the... MORE

Maj. Kristi Miner, 305th Operations Group chief pilot, pilots a KC-46 Pegasus in place to receive fuel from another KC-46, both assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey during their first mission over the North Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 2, 2021. Less than a month after being in the 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings’ control, the two aircrafts were tasked with their first mission to test the operation and maintenance processes put in place prior to the aircrafts arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

KC-46A Pegasus arrives on Joint Base MDL
November 9, 2021 — The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community celebrated a monumental milestone for the installation as it welcomed its first KC-46A Pegasus to its new home in an arrival ceremony Nov. 9, 2021. The event marked the beginning of new total force aerial refueling operations at the joint base, making it the first and only joint base with KC-46 lead operations... MORE

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JB MDL hosts KC-46 Familiarization Training
May 27, 2021 — 87th Security Forces Airmen stand outside a KC-46 Pegasus following familiarization training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 26, 2021. The 3-day training allowed SFS to receive an in-person look at the airframe and a chance to plan for safety procedures in the future. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shay Stuart) MORE

87th Security Forces Airmen stand outside a KC-46 Pegasus following familiarization training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 26, 2021. The 3-day training allowed SFS to receive an in-person look at the airframe and a chance to plan for safety procedures in the future. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shay Stuart)

JB MDL takes first step toward KC-46 with construction groundbreaking
December 3, 2018 — Service members and local civic leaders gathered to attend the KC-46 Pegasus hangar construction ground-breaking ceremony in Dock 23, here, Dec. 3, 2018.Construction begins today due to the efforts and hard work from community leaders, congress members and joint base senior leaders making it the new home to the KC-46.“Without this, the greatest war... MORE