Mobility Air Forces, Combat Air Forces operate together during Mobility Guardian

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Exercise Mobility Guardian highlighted the close relationship between Mobility and Combat Air Forces, who teamed up to execute approximately 90 sorties together, July 31 to Aug. 12, 2017.The exercise provided the MAF and CAF opportunities to integrate combat

Patriot Warrior kicks off at Dobbins

DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – The world’s busiest airport got a little busier this week as Airmen from around the Air Force Reserve descended upon Atlanta to participate in this year’s Patriot Warrior exercise. The goal of the exercise is to improve combat readiness through practical hands-on

Industry day prepares Mobility for the future

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Air Mobility Command hosted Industry Day, which included nearly 70 industry members and provided a networking and showcase platform for the Air Force and its partners here Aug. 9, 2017.The goal of Industry Day is to prepare industry for capabilities AMC may need in

Team effort in fixing aircraft engine

Travis aircrew fly wounded Soldiers to Germany after insider attack

Six aircrew members from Travis Air Force Base, California, flew a C-17 Globemaster III into Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan June 18 to medevac five U.S. Army special operators who were wounded in an insider attack at Camp Shaheen, in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Colombian air force leads multinational airdrop mission

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Colombian air force conducted a multinational personnel airdrop mission from their Casa 295 aircraft during Exercise Mobility Guardian Aug. 6.The French and Pakistani air forces participated in the mission which the Colombians planned, led and executed with

Mobility Guardian provides valuable C-130 hot defueling training

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Mobility Guardian is offering training in many Mobility capabilities, including one that is unfamiliar to many Airmen due to its scarce use in recent years, hot defueling.Hot defueling involves offloading fuel from an aircraft while the engines are running and

Mobility Guardian Phase Two begins

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH. — The second half of Exercise Mobility Guardian began here Aug. 6 and will focus on training aircrew on advanced tactical air operations.

621st CRW to exercise ABO skills during Mobility Guardian

The 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed an air base opening team of 99 Contingency Response Airmen here in support of Air Mobility Command’s premier readiness exercise Mobility Guardian.

Mobility forces enable joint forcible entry exercise

Mobility forces partnered with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division for a joint forcible entry exercise Aug. 2 here and at Moses Lake as part of Exercise Mobility Guardian.