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July 7, 2023
19th Airlift Wing executes Rocket Launch Playbook on the way to MG23

To kick-off Air Mobility Command’s largest full-spectrum readiness exercise in the command’s history, the 19th Airlift Wing successfully executed its “Rocket Launch Playbook,” July 4-7, 2023.
July 6, 2023
621 MSOS's AMLOs, EAGLEs train as teams with 437 AW, 628 ABW

Eighteen 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron (MSOS) team members assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, partnered with Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing (AW) and 628th Air Base Wing (ABW), both stationed on Joint Base Charleston, SC, to plan and execute dynamic airlift
July 5, 2023
AMC, allies and partners support large scale exercise in Indopacific

Exercise Mobility Guardian 2023, Air Mobility Command’s largest full-spectrum readiness exercise in the command’s history, is scheduled to begin July 5, 2023, in the Indo-Pacific region.This year’s MG23 reflects an evolution from the exercise’s previous three, U.S.-based iterations, and aims to
July 3, 2023
U.S., International partners kick-off Exercise Mobility Guardian 2023

Exercise Mobility Guardian 2023, Air Mobility Command’s largest full-spectrum readiness exercise in the command’s history, is scheduled to begin July 5, 2023, in the Indo-Pacific region.This year’s MG23 reflects an evolution from the exercise’s previous three, U.S.-based iterations, and aims to
June 26, 2023
62d AW trains for Operation Max-Endurance

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – On June 21, 2023, Airmen with the 62d Airlift Wing conducted a C-17 Globemaster III Max Endurance quick-turn checklist ground training test. The 62d Operations Group, 62d Maintenance Group, 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 8th Airlift Squadron all worked
June 22, 2023
Closing a chapter: The last KC-10 Extender Maintenance Instructor class

A group of dedicated instructors in the 373rd Training Squadron (TRS), Detachment 14, completed their final KC-10 Extender Maintenance Field Training Instruction Class at Travis AFB, May 2023, cementing their place in history and closing the chapter on a remarkable aircraft.
June 15, 2023
Fairchild Endurance Mission tests new anti-fatigue measures for KC-135 crews

The 92nd Air Refueling Wing tasked personnel and KC-135 Stratotankers to execute a Phase III Lead Wing exercise June 5-9, over multiple locations, in preparation to be lead tanker wing at Air Mobility Command’s capstone exercise, Mobility Guardian 2023.
June 15, 2023
DAF leaders convene at CORONA South 2023

Department of the Air Force leaders congregated for CORONA South 2023 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 12-15. Members in attendance included the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, and approximately 90 general officers representing
June 15, 2023
386th AEW & JB Charleston 'Lead' AFFORGEN Push

Members from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed members from Joint Base Charleston’s lead wing team, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, 11 June 2023. The teams hoped to share knowledge, hone logistics and operational expertise, and ensure a smooth transition for future deployments. The lead
June 14, 2023
182nd Airlift Wing leads C-130 Hercules operations at NATO’s Air Defender 2023

The largest North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) multinational air forces redeployment exercise in history began at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany, June 12, and the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing is leading the C-130 Hercules aircraft operations.Exercise Air Defender 2023, which