Spring Industry Preview: outpacing the threat together

by U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Public Affairs Staff

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Air Mobility Command hosted the annual Spring Industry Preview for Department of Defense and industry partners at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 11-12.

The theme was “Outpacing the Threat Together: 500’ & Below.” The conference is designed to introduce industry innovators to the operational challenges faced by the Mobility enterprise and invite them to collaborate on solutions. This year, presentations focused on operational challenges of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center

Gen. Mike Minihan, Commander of AMC, launched the event with two problem statements: (1) The Joint force is not as ready, integrated or agile as it thinks it is; (2) The force is not ready to fight from inside the first island chain.

“American industry has answered the call to help reduce gaps as quickly as possible,” Minihan said. “Speed and technology may not win the day. Critical thinking and adaptive, innovative execution will. That’s where our Industry partners come in.”

Throughout the conference, industry partners received briefings and hands-on, immersive demonstrations from subject matter experts high-

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Industry Partners tour a C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing during the 2023 Air Mobility Command Summer Industry Preview on April 11 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The event called upon approximately 250 industry partners to help solve operational challenges AMC overcomes every day to provide mobility support to the Joint Force and featured presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and discussions with subject matter experts and senior leaders close to the problem sets.

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