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  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lee Bostson, 621st Contingency Response Group contingency location team lead, tests a new virtual reality system during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, May 17, 2021. Mobility Guardian 2021 includes Air Mobility Command’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment and Advanced Battle Management System through use of Tactical Data Link. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)

    Mobility Guardian 2021: AMC debuts first large-scale virtual command center

    Air Mobility Command premiered a proof-of-concept for a next-generation all-domain command and control platform during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, May 25, 2021.
  • C-5 flare test

    With Flare: Super Galaxy visits Eglin for countermeasures testing

    Part of two-month 96th Cyberspace Test Group flare test program.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cody Crumbling, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, prepares to pump fuel into an Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 19, 2021. The ABFDS ensures minimal time spent on the ground by expeditiously refueling fighters while keeping engines on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

    POL drives ACE during Exercise Mobility Guardian

    ALPENA, Mich. -- Air Mobility Command petroleum, oils and lubricants Airmen pushed the boundaries of Agile Combat Employment and how it pertains to expeditiously refueling aircraft during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021.Throughout the exercise, POL Airmen received hands-on training on the Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System, Fuels
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Travis Alton, an Air Mobility Command command manager for Transportation Innovations, Systems and Futures, explains how to use the Android Team Logistics Awareness Switch during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 21, 2021. AMC is collaborating with the Air Force Research Laboratory to modernize the logistics force, developing digitally-adept Airmen by updating processes which have remained largely unchanged for more than a decade. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)

    Aerial Port of the Future initiative comes to Exercise Mobility Guardian

    ALPENA, Mich. -- Among the many innovation ideas and collaborative efforts taking place behind scenes of Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 is the initiative, Aerial Port of the Future.Air Mobility Command is collaborating with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to modernize the logistics force, developing digitally-adept Airmen by updating
  • Aircrew and maintenance Airmen from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) perform KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft pre-flight checks while wearing aircrew eye and respiratory protection system equipment during a large-scale readiness exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 20, 2021

    6th LRS tests Airmen in simulated contested environment

    Members from Team MacDill participated in a large-scale readiness exercise to continue pushing the Air Force Chief of Staff's initiative, ‘Accelerate Change or Lose.’ The LRE took place from May 19 through May 21 and was divided into two phases. Phase one focused on generation, the rapid mobility of aircraft, personnel and assets, according to Maj. Tyner Apt-Hill, the operations officer with the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
  • Staff Sgt. Nathan Adams, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard field artillery crew member guides an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System off of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, May 20, 2021. The HIMARS is a multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the U.S. Army, mounted on a standard Army M1140 truck frame and is vital to the joint force integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

    Air Force, Army showcase joint capabilities during Mobility Guardian

    ALPENA, Mich. -- Air Mobility Command partnered with the Kentucky and Michigan Army National Guard to transport and deploy M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021.Mobility Guardian includes AMC’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment, setting the standard for the role mobility
  • Photos taken at Mobility Guardian 2021

    Multi-capable Airmen sustain strategic deterrence during Mobility Guardian

    After 28 years, Airmen once again flew tankers out of Oscoda; moreover, they sustained the strategic deterrence mission by providing on-site support services during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021. 
  • Photos taken during Mobility Guardian 2021.

    Mobility Guardian 2021: AMC tankers train data link communication system, extend strategic deterrence capability

    OSCODA, Mich. -- Airmen and tankers from across Air Mobility Command participated in Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 to test cutting-edge tactics and concepts at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, May 15-27, 2021. Aircrew and mission planners operating KC-135 Stratotankers, KC-10 Extenders and the KC-46 Pegasus came together for AMC’s premier readiness
  • Airmen with the 621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron pose for a group photo April 24, 2021 at the newly renovated weapon system suite at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The weapon system suite empowers air mobility command and control experts to execute air operations remotely, supporting combatant commanders across a full range of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)

    621st AMOS tests WSS capability during Mobility Guardian 2021

    Imagine having the ability to manage aircraft and 1,800 people all from 850 miles away. That’s exactly what the “Mobsters” will be doing during Air Mobility Command’s premier, large-scale mobility exercise.
  • an aircraft flies overhead as people tend to patients.

    Patient Care at forefront as 908th ASTS Participates in Wing-Wide Exercise

    The 908th Aeromedical Staging Squadron took part in a simulated casualty care exercise here in late March. The exercise took place as part of the larger exercise Auburn Tide, a wing wide demonstration of pre-deployment readiness. The role of the ASTS is to establish and operate aeromedical staging facilities and develop critical care air transport teams. During this exercise, ASTS assessed, treated and transported “casualties” with various medical emergencies ranging from physical trauma to mental health crises.
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