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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

Seventh KC-46A Pegasus Delivery to Joint Base MDL
May 23, 2022 — 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 87th Air Base Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by... MORE

605th AMXS dedicates heritage room to fallen Airman
May 17, 2022 — The 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated their heritage room to Franklin Kaunang, who spent four years as a crew chief with the 605th AMXS until he retrained to become a flight engineer on C-130s. Kaunang passed away after his battle with Leukemia on May 16, 2021... MORE

305th AMW conducts training mission during RE22
April 7, 2022 — Airmen from the 305th Air Mobility Wing conducted a KC-10 refueling training mission during a readiness exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Apr. 5, 2022. Training exercises reinforce Airmen readiness and deliberately strengthen Air Mobility Command’s warfighting culture in order to provide unrivaled Rapid Global Mobility capable of protecting and sustaining the Joint Force... MORE

305th AMW conducts Women’s History Month KC-10 Flight
March 31, 2022 — Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing and 514th Air Mobility Wing conduct a Women’s History Month heritage flight at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Mar. 30, 2022. In honor of Women’s History Month, an all-female KC-10 flight crew from the 305th AMW and 514th AMW flew an aerial refueling training mission over Maine and the Atlantic Ocean... MORE

AMC Deputy CC delivers a KC-46A to JBMDL
March 18, 2022 — A new KC-46A Pegasus arrives at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Mar. 18, 2022. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, Air Mobility Command deputy commander, personally delivered the aircraft to the 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings who operate and maintain the aircraft with installation support from the 87th Air Base Wing... MORE

A KC-46A arrives to JB MDL with 18AF DVs
January 21, 2022 — A new KC-46A Pegasus arrives at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 21, 2022. U.S Air Force Maj. Gen. Thad Bibb Jr., 18th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 18th Air Force command chief, personally delivered the aircraft to the 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings who operate and maintain the aircraft with installation support from the 87th Air Base Wing... MORE

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

621 CRW modernizes its force structure, accelerates change
November 30, 2021 — The 62st Contingency Response Wing is modernizing the way it operates and executes its mission by restructuring its forces to better meet the needs of combatant commanders... MORE

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