b'U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center 108TH WingMission PartnersJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Mission PartnersJoint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstMaj. Gen.Colonel John M. Klein, Jr. Eric A. GuttormsenCommander CommanderU.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center108th Wing CommanderJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersey Air National GuardMaj. Gen. John M. Klein, Jr. Colonel Eric A. Guttormsen is is the Commander, U.S. Air the 108th Wing Commander,Force Expeditionary Center, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. New Jersey.Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master SergeantCourtney C. Freeman Christian SkierskiU.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center108th WingJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersey Air National GuardMission MissionThe U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center is the AirThe federal mission of the 108th is to provide rapid Forces Center of excellence for Expeditionary Agileglobal airpower to support both Air Mobility Command Combat Support and Rapid Global Mobility training and Air Force Special Operations Command. and education. The USAF Expeditionary Center providesFurthermore, the Wing deploys expeditionary forces direct oversight for the Global Air Mobility Supportin support of worldwide combat, contingency, and System, Joint Base installation support, world-widehumanitarian efforts. The state mission is to support contingency response, and builds partnership capacitythe Governor of New Jersey in disaster or domestic mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.emergency response situations. In addition to operatingLocated at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.,9 KC-135 and 2 C-32b aircraft, the Wing has a the center provides administrative control for fivecyberspace operation and intelligence mission.wings and two groups within Air Mobility Command,The KC-135R performs air refueling, airlift and to include the 87th Air Base Wing and the 621staero-medical evacuation missions supporting U.S. Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire- and coalition contingency operations and the U.S. Dix-Lakehurst; the 515th Air Mobility OperationsStrategic Commands Nuclear Deterrence mission.Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii;The C-32B provides dedicated rapid response airlift the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramsteinto the Department of Defense in support of United AB, Germany; the 628th Air Base Wing at Joint BaseStates Government crisis response events abroadCharleston, S.C.; the 43rd Air Mobility Operationsand domestically.Group at Pope Field, N.C.; and 627th Air Base GroupThe 108th Wing, with more than 1,200 members, is at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.an Air National Guard unit and a reserve component of the Air Forces Air Mobility Command. For more information go to: For more information go to: https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/Mission-Partners/ https://www.108thwing.ang.af.milA KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing prepares to land for an Engine Running Crew Change during exercise White Stag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 8, 2023.An ERCC allows aircrews to swap while the aircraft is still running, minimizing the possibility of maintenance issues. The ERCC was part of exercise White Stag, a full-spectrum readiness exercise that demonstrated the 305th Air Mobility Wings overall ability to deployand sustain rapid global mobility around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos) 36 Power In The Pines 2023 JBMDLAir and Space Open House'