Story by Lan Kim | 86th Airlift Wing | 04.08.2025
More than 130 U.S. Airmen with the 435th Contingency Response Group completed the execution of exercise Agile Bison 25-1 from April 8-18, 2025....
Story by Capt. Stephanie Squires | 621st Contingency Response Wing | 12.06.2024
The 621 Air Mobility Operations Squadron conducted Exercise INTERNAL FLEX 25-1 December 4-6 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ....
Story by Staff Sgt. Malissa Lott | 621st Contingency Response Wing | 10.09.2024
Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently returned home from an alert mission in Niger on August 15. The operation was a deliberate drawdown which ended 10 years of operations within the area of responsibility....
Story by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner | 621st Contingency Response Wing | 07.29.2024
When the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center alert phones ring, it is never about good news. On an Ovation of the Seas cruise liner, 800 nautical miles from the coast of San Francisco, a 64-year-old man suffered a heart attack. This prompted the AFRCC to reach out to the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing for immediate medical assistance. “The 129th Rescue Wing is......
Story by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner | 621st Contingency Response Wing | 07.01.2024
Dressed in military-issued operational camouflage pattern clothing, a thick interceptor body armor vest with multiple ballistic plates inside, a radio, an advanced combat helmet and a M-4 carbine to protect and defend USAF interests. This is the ideal uniform of a deployed USAF Airman. Temperatures reached as high as 103 degrees Fahrenheit. Clear skies made the sun’s powerful rays felt.......
Story by Staff Sgt. Malissa Lott | 621st Contingency Response Wing | 06.10.2024
Philadelphia Eagles coach shares leadership insights at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Story by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner | 621st Contingency Response Wing | 03.09.2023
The deafening sound of jet engines running hung heavy in the hot and humid air. This is where Contingency Response Airmen worked, each layered with armored helmets, bulletproof vests, fire-retardant uniforms and slung M-4 carbines across their chests. Attentive eyes scanned each operating location for any sign of simulated threats while the constant heat radiated off the tarmac. It caused a......
