Unit Compliance Inspection

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.-- Leaders from the 514th Air Mobility Wing and 87th Air Base Wing await the arrival of an inspection team from the Air Force Reserve Command here March 17, 2011. The inspectors are here to perform a unit compliance inspection of the 514th AMW. Pictured from right are: Col. Gina Grosso, 87th ABW commander; Col. Michael Underkofler, 514th AMW vice commander; Col. James DiFrancisco, 514th Operations Group commander; Col. Oreste Varela, 514th Maintenance Group commander; and Col. Ellie Nix, 514th Mission Support Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

Fundraiser on ice

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Local player, Staff Sgt. Joshua Gorring is named the most valuable player as the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst All Stars win the 4th annual charity ice hockey fundraiser game against the Dover All Stars team from Dover Air Force Base, Del. The game was held March 12 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Combined, the teams raised $1,250 for the Combined Federal Campaign Airmen Memorial Foundation.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Donna T. Jeffries)

KC-10's 30th Birthday

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --Technical Sgt. Bill Gross, a KC-10 Extender crew chief, stands on the flightline here March 8, 2011. Sergeant Gross was the long-time crew chief assigned to the Air Force's first KC-10 and has been stationed with the aircraft for nearly his entire career. As the KC-10 celebrates its 30th year of Air Force service on March 17, 2011, Sergeant Gross can claim that he has been there every step of the way. (U.S. Air Force photo)

KC-10's 30th Birthday

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HI -- Technical Sgt. Bill Gross, a KC-10 Extender crew chief, stands on the flightline here Dec. 7, 1991. Sergeant Gross was in Hawaii to help commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Sergeant Gross was the long-time crew chief assigned to the Air Force's first KC-10 and has been stationed with the aircraft for nearly his entire career. As the KC-10 celebrates its 30th year of Air Force service on March 17, 2011, Sergeant Gross can claim that he has been there every step of the way. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Aircraft Restoration

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airman 1st Class Steven Smith, 305th Maintenance Squadron, repairs part of the exterior body of a C-118 Liftmaster in an aircraft maintenance hangar here March 4, 2011. Liftmasters were the first cargo airplanes stationed here and helped the base to define its role as an air mobility gateway. The C-118 is being restored by active-duty Airmen, Reserve Airmen and civilians in an effort to return the aircraft to its position as a static display on the traffic circle near the passenger terminal here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)

Aircraft Restoration

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Airmen from the 514th Maintenance Group and 305th Maintenance Squadron evaluate the progress of the removal of a mount that was connected to the landing gear of a C-118 Liftmaster in an aircraft maintenance hangar here March 4, 2011. Liftmasters were the first cargo airplanes stationed here and helped the base to define its role as an air mobility gateway. The C-118 is being restored by active-duty Airmen, Reserve Airmen and civilians in an effort to return the aircraft to its position as a static display on the traffic circle near the passenger terminal here. Pictured here are: Technical Sergeants Justin Fletcher (top left), 514th MXG; Joseph Martinek (bottom left), 305 MXS; Jarod Jones (bottom right), 305th MXS; and Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Hofrichter, 514th MXG. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones)