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  • Bitter Sweet Retirement: Tail Number 79-0433

    On April 26, 2022, one of the Air Force’s most reliable birds spread its wings for the final time.  After nearly 42 years of service, KC-10A Extender Tail Number 79-0433 flew out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and headed for retirement.  From its beginnings in California as a test

  • Operation NICKEL GRASS: The Airlift Race

    The Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur is one of Judaism’s most sacred days.  Found in the holy book of Leviticus and typically translated as “The Day of Atonement” in English, this “Sabbath of Sabbaths” is intended to seek atonement and repentance for sins.  The occasion is marked by fasting, prayer and

  • A Short Write-up on Veterans Day

    Each year the United States celebrates Veterans Day on November 11th.  In the United States the day has come to stand for remembering and celebrating all members of the military, past and present, who willingly put their lives at risk to defend the country.  The holiday is not only an American one

  • 2019 Office of People Analytics Survey

    The 2019 OPA survey is currently being administered by the DoD’s Office of People Analytics (OPA). Unlike previous administrations, the 2019 survey combines three congressionally-mandated surveys into one survey. This survey is being administered to a census of Reserve and National Guard members. It

  • 514th Welcomes Its Newest Doctor

    As of June 9th, Jonathan Trager, medical director of St. Luke’s University Health Network Emergency & Transport Services and Critical Care Transport, is a major in the United States Air Force Reserve. He was commissioned by Lt. Col. Julia. Wriglesworth of the 514th Aeromedical Staging Squadron in

  • September Promotions

    The 514th Air Mobility Wing is proud to announce our September Promotions.

  • Post 9/11 GI Bill Policy Change

    In a DoD news brief from July 8, 2019, regarding the Post 9/11 GI Bill policy changes, the following points were conveyed. The policy implementation date is now January 12, 2020; originally, the policy was set to go into effect July 12, 2019. Last year the Department issued a revised policy that