USAF Aircraft in Mobility Guardian 2017

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/18/2017

08/18/2017: Two C-130s from Little Rock Air Force Base, La., taxi and takeoff.

A C-130 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, taxis.

A C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and a C-130 from AETC taxis.

Airmen perform maintenance on a KC-10 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international partners converged on the state of Washington in support of Mobility Guardian.

The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid global mobility missions in dynamic, contested environments.

Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support.

The exercise is designed to sharpen Airmen’s skills in support of combatant commander requirements.

08.07.2017

Video by Staff Sgt. Traci Keller

60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

Mobility Guardian 17: Elephant Walk

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/17/2017

08/17/2017: U.S. forces and their international partners stage their aircraft during an “elephant walk” to showcase their capability during exercise Mobility Guardian on August 2, 2017.

Mobility Guardian is AMC’s premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support.

The exercise is designed to sharpen Airmen’s skills in support of Combatant Commander requirements.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, UNITED STATES

08.02.2017

Video by Master Sgt. Dominique Dickens

1st Combat Camera Squadron

Advanced Hawkeye Returns to Japan After USS Ronald Reagan Deployment

Posted on | by Caroline Teames

08/17/2017: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 return to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 9, 2017.

VAW-125 deployed aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for the first time with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5.

The E-2D is the latest variant of the long-running E-2 Hawkeye series of aircraft, which employs long-range radar and electronic communications capabilities to oversee the battlespace and detect threats beyond the sensor range of other friendly units.

MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

08.09.2017

Video by Cpl. Donato Maffin and Cpl. Waiyan Tin

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Editor’s Note: For our recent discussion with the Advanced Hawkeye team at NAWDC, see the following:

Expanding the Reach of the Battlefleet: The Evolving Role of the Advanced Hawkeye

CH-53E Training

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/15/2017

08/15/2017: U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) fly in CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters over Okinawa, Japan, Jul. 31, 2017.

The Marines conducted simulated personnel drops and aerial refuels to strengthen their capabilities in times of need.

OKINAWA, JAPAN:07.30.2017

Video by Lance Cpl. Austin Weck

III Marine Expeditionary Force Combat Camera

 

Repairing the Memphis Belle

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/13/2017

08/13/2017: Video of the museum restoration crews installing the tail turret (tail gunner position) on the B-17F Memphis Belle taken on July 26, 2017.

This aircraft will be placed on public display here at the museum on May 17, 2018.

DAYTON, OH, UNITED STATES

07.26.2017

Video by Ken LaRock

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Mobility Guardian 17: Building the Drop Payload

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/12/2017

08/12/2017: Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division work closely with their French and Canadian counterparts to build pallets for exercise Mobility Guardian.

Mobility Guardian is AMC’s premiere exercise, providing an opportunity for the mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support.

The exercise is designed to sharpen Airmen’s skills in support of Combatant Commander requirements.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, UNITED STATES

08.02.2017

Video by Master Sgt. Dominique Dickens

1st Combat Camera Squadron

 

Mobility Guardian 17: Aero Medivac Contributions

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/11/2017

08/12/2017: Staff Sergeant Christina May assigned to the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Army Airfield speaks about the exercise Mobility Guardian.

Mobility Guardian is AMC’s premiere exercise, providing an opportunity for the mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support.

The exercise is designed to sharpen Airmen’s skills in support of Combatant Commander requirements.

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, UNITED STATES

08.02.2017

Video by Master Sgt. Dominique Dickens

1st Combat Camera Squadron

 

RCAF at Mobility Guardian 17

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
08/10/2017

08/10/2017: Canadian air forces arrive at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, for Mobility Guardian.

More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international partners will converge on the state of Washington in support of Mobility Guardian.

The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid global mobility missions in dynamic, contested environments.

Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command’s premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners in airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support.

The exercise is designed to sharpen Airmen’s skills in support of combatant commander requirements.

WA, UNITED STATES

07.29.2017

Video by Staff Sgt. Traci Keller

60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs