Spectators visit from all over to see the 2025 Power in the Pines Air Show at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 18, 2025. The Power in the Pines Air Show invited the community to walk on the flight line and interact with members from JBMDL as well as other unique groups, most notably, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds." (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Anastasia Tompkins)
Airmen with the 821st Contingency Response Group and Marines with the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 worked together increasing their interoperability on external lift training, also known as a sling load training, January 22-30.
That type of training requires High-Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles, more commonly known as Humvees, and CH-53E Super Stallion heavy transport helicopters to operate together to fly a ground-based...