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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)

305th AMW provides Swift Response during NATO exercise
May 14, 2021 — The 305th Air Mobility Wing participated in Swift Response 21, the first in a series of exercises associated with DEFENDER-Europe 21, May 7. The 305th AMW was pivotal in providing more than 470,000 pounds of fuel to multiple aircraft that supported various aspects of the exercise. ... MORE

Photo of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., moving into position for in-flight refueling from a KC-10 Extender.

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.