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Coalition teamwork in the Pacific theater

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Calen Zarris, an Airman assigned to the 921st Contingency Response Squadron carries supplies with a Japanse Air Self Defense Force Airman during a site visit to Yakumo Air Base, Japan July 13, 2023, in support of Mobility Guardian 2023. A multilateral endeavor, MG23 features seven participating countries – Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States – operating approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000 mile exercise area from July 5th through July 21. Our Allies and partners are one of our greatest strengths and a key strategic advantage. MG23 is an opportunity to deepen our connections with regional Allies and partners using bold initiatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

Royal Canadian Air Force Major Melissa Gear, a flight surgeon assigned to the Canadian Air Division Headquarters, simulates giving care to a patient in a static RCAF CC130J Super Hercules aircraft during Mobility Guardian 23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 10, 2023. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

Members from multiple nations air forces gather together to plan an elephant walk during Mobility Guardian 23 in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 18, 2023. MG23 is a multilateral exercise involving joint foreign partners to showcase coalition ability in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean Carnes)
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Scale Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Charlotte Roe, a C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster assigned to No. 36 Squadron RAAF in Base Amberley, Australia, left, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Jason Livingston, a C-17 Loadmaster assigned to 16 Airlift Squadron in Joint Base Charleston, SC, right, watch as a U.S. C-17 from the 62nd Airlift Wing in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flies behind a RAAF C-17 from No. 36 SQN over the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during exercise Mobility Guardian 23, July 12, 2023. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean Carnes)
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Scale Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

A French Air and Space Force A400M Loadmaster assigned to the 1/61 “Touraine” Transportation Squadron scans the ocean with NVG looking for a lost ship during a search and rescue operation in the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2023. This was a joint operation between the French, Canadian, and U.S. military forces.
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Scale Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

U.S. and coalition aircraft deployed to the Indo-pacific theater conduct an elephant walk on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 19, 2023. More than 15,000 U.S. and coalition forces are participating in various exercises across the INDOPACOM area of responsibility to enhance readiness and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Sullivan)
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Scale Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Do Kim, a pilot assigned to 437 Squadron, from 8 Wing Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, conducts preflight checks on a CC150T Polaris Multi Role Tanker Transport during Mobility Guardian 23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 10, 2023. MG23 is a multilateral exercise involving joint foreign partners to showcase coalition ability in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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Air Mobility Command's Largest Global Scale Exercise Proves Success in Indo-Pacific Theater

Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Rob Hughes looks out the window of a Royal Air Force A400M Atlas during a familiarization flight over Hawaii during Mobility Guardian 23, July 10, 2023. MG23 features seven participating countries - Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States - operating approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000 mile exercise area. Our Allies and partners are one of our greatest strengths and a key strategic advantage. MG23 is an opportunity to deepen our connections with regional Allies and partners using bold initiatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tiffany Del Oso)
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Darwin XAB showcases integrated ally and partner interoperability

U.S. Air Force 92nd Air Refueling Wing and Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin personnel pose for a picture together during Mobility Guardian 23 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia July 18, 2023. A multilateral endeavor, MG23 features seven participating countries - Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States - operating approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000-mile exercise area from July 5-21. Interoperability with Allies and partners and our combined commitment to regional security is key to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stassney Davis)
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Coalition Airdrop Efforts during Mobility Guardian 23

Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules pilots assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, fly a C-130H in a coalition airdrop mission over Tinian, July 12, 2023, for Mobility Guardian 23. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)
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Coalition Airdrop Efforts during Mobility Guardian 23

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules loadmaster (right) assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Rayne Jones, a Battlespace Engineer assigned to the 31st Combat Training Squadron, sit in a C-130H during a coaltion airdrop mission over Tinian, July 12, 2023, for Mobility Guardian 23. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh) (Portions of this photo are blurred for security reasons)
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Coalition Airdrop Efforts during Mobility Guardian 23

Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Charlotte Roe, a C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster assigned to No. 36 Squadron RAAF in Base Amberley, Australia, left, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt Jason Livingston, a C-17 Loadmaster assigned to 16 Airlift Squadron in Joint Base Charleston, SC, right, watch as a U.S. C-17 from the 62nd Airlift Wing in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flies behind a RAAF C-17 from No. 36 SQN over the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands during exercise Mobility Guardian 23, July 12, 2023. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean Carnes)
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Airmen embrace challenges, enhance interoperability at MG23

U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation Airmen transport a simulated patient onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J-30 Super Hercules during Mobility Guardian 23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 13, 2023. A multilateral endeavor, MG23 features seven participating countries - Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States - opening approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000-mile exercise area from July 5 through July 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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KC-46A Endurance Flight

An F-22 Raptor waits for gas just off the wingtip of a KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler from the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Nov. 16, 2022. The KC-46A was performing a 36-hour endurance mission, flying non-stop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and back home again. The proof-of-concept operation showcased the ability of the Air Force’s newest tanker to project the force in the modern battle space. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)
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KC-46A Flies 36-hour, record-breaking endurance mission

Capt. Jordan Gauvin, a pilot with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire Air National Guard, guides a KC-46A Pegasus over the Pacific Ocean during a 36-hour endurance mission, Nov. 16, 2022. The long-duration sortie took place from Nov. 16-17 and was crewed by active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from Pease, who flew the jet non-stop from New Hampshire, across North America and the Pacific Ocean, around Guam, and back home again. The proof-of-concept operation showcased the ability of the Air Force’s newest tanker to project the force in the modern battle space. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)
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221101-F-QU646-1172

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Laurent, 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, is awarded the distinguished flying cross with valor by Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022. The distinguished flying cross with valor is one of the highest awards for extraordinary achievement and is awarded for heroism while participating in aerial flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)
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221101-F-QU646-1188

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Johnson, 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, is awarded the distinguished flying cross with valor by Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022. The distinguished flying cross with valor is one of the highest awards for extraordinary achievement and is awarded for heroism while participating in aerial flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)
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221101-F-QU646-1198

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing stand at attention after being awarded the distinguished flying cross with valor by Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 1, 2022. The distinguished flying cross with valor is one of the highest awards for extraordinary achievement and is awarded for heroism while participating in aerial flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Morales)
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220830-F-EV810-1085

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Sabolic, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a KC-46A Pegasus engine Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. After an aircraft lands, maintenance personnel perform inspections on various parts of the aircraft to ensure there is no damage from the flight. Airmen and KC-46 Pegasuses from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are conducting Air Mobility Command’s Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 to evaluate the aircraft under stressed conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brenden Beezley)
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210524-F-PI321-0512

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crew chief prepares to marshal a C-17, May 24, 2021, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, in support of Mobility Guardian 2021. Conducted biennially, Mobility Guardian is the Air Force’s only formal, Total Force, service-level mechanism for assessing and validating capabilities in Rapid Global Mobility missions specified and implied within the 2018 National Defense Strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles T. Fultz)
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