ANG maintenance team combines experience during MG23
Air National Guardsmen perform maintenance on a C-130 Hercules engine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2023, in support of Mobility Guardian 2023. Air National Guardsmen from Missouri, Montana and Connecticut worked together as one unit to during to ensure C-130s could perform rapid global mobility in support of MG23. 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. 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. Christopher Hubenthal)