EC leadership visits Joint Base Charleston

Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, meets with Airmen Dec. 10, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During USAF EC leadership’s visit, they toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations and watched service members in action. The USAF EC is the Air Force’s center of excellence for rapid global mobility and agile combat support training and education. The center also has direct oversight for installation support, contingency response and mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.

EC leadership visits Joint Base Charleston

Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, USAF EC command chief, learn about the fire department’s mission Dec. 10, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During their visit, Gordy and Berg toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations while getting a glimpse of service members in action. The USAF EC is the Air Force’s center of excellence for rapid global mobility and agile combat support training and education. The center also has direct oversight for installation support, contingency response and mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.

EC leadership visits Joint Base Charleston

Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief, learns about the base fitness center’s plans and goals Dec. 11, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During the visit, EC leadership toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations while getting a glimpse of service members in action. The USAF EC is the Air Force’s center of excellence for rapid global mobility and agile combat support training and education. The center also has direct oversight for installation support, contingency response and mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.

EC leadership visits Joint Base Charleston

Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, USAF EC command chief, examine a High Altitude Airdrop Missions (HAAMS) equipment demonstration Dec. 11, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During their visit, Gordy and Berg toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations while getting a glimpse of service members in action. The USAF EC is the Air Force’s center of excellence for rapid global mobility and agile combat support training and education. The center also has direct oversight for installation support, contingency response and mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.

EC leadership visits Joint Base Charleston

Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, thanks Airmen for their service Dec. 10, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. During USAF EC leadership’s visit, they toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations and watched service members in action. The USAF EC is the Air Force’s center of excellence for rapid global mobility and agile combat support training and education. The center also has direct oversight for installation support, contingency response and mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.

EC leadership visits Joint Base Charleston

Published Dec. 16, 2019
By Senior Airman Cody R. Miller
Joint Base Charleston Public Affairs

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. --

Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief master sergeant, visited Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 10-12, 2019.

Hosted by Col. Terrence Adams, 628th Air Base Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Cole, 628th ABW command chief master sergeant and joint base members and agencies, the Expeditionary Center leaders toured various facilities across the installation for a behind-the-scenes look at base operations and visited with service members in action.

The Expeditionary Center, located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the Air Force’s center of excellence for rapid global mobility and agile combat support training and education.

The Center provides administrative control for five wings and three groups within Air Mobility Command, including the 628th Air Base Wing at JB Charleston.

During their visit, Gordy and Berg met daily with joint base leadership, received mission briefings from various agencies and spoke with Airmen to understand their perspective and give them advice they may need.

“I think the biggest benefit we get from engagements like this is getting to talk to the Airmen in small groups,” said Gordy. “Some would say you don’t know what you don’t know and these Airmen always give us great candid feedback to help better understand their challenges and issues. Feedback of any kind helps us support our Airmen and reassures us that our leadership teams at the base level are doing the right things; with all we saw everyone is doing a great job. They’re getting after those efforts like full-spectrum readiness and taking care of our Airmen which are top priorities for our command.”

Gordy and Berg agreed it was a successful visit, which gave them a lot to think about moving forward, as well as a wealth of knowledge and appreciation for the joint base.

“I think the visit went very well and it was very informative,” said Gordy. “It was great to see the Airmen getting after the mission and I believe the teams here are doing phenomenally well”.