USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

Col. Andrew Roddan (left), 374th Airlift Wing commander, greets Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, during his visit to the 374th AW headquarters building at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. Klein and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota Air Base as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 and met 374th Airlift Wing leadership to gain a site picture of MG23 operations at Yokota from the host-wing perspective. 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 miles exercise area from July 5th through July 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

Maj. Gen. John Klein (left), U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, listens to Lt. Col. Charles Coffman, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. Klein and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota Air Base as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 and met 374th Airlift Wing leadership to gain a site picture of MG23 operations at Yokota from the host-wing perspective. During the exercise, Mobility Airmen will apply new tactics, techniques, and procedures, to include application of the Air Force Force Generation model and Agile Combat Employment concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, listens to Lt. Col. Charles Coffman, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, during his visit to the 374th Airlift Wing headquarters building at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. Klein and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota as part of Mobility Guardian 2023. MG23 is a joint and combined exercise hosted by the Air Mobility Command, showcasing the projection of forces in a rapid manner throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. This change in theater allows Mobility Airmen of multiple nations and Joint partners to work together to employ new concepts of operations in a realistic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

Lt. Col. Charles Coffman, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, right, provides a site picture of Mobility Guardian 2023 operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, center right, during their visit to 374th Airlift Wing headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. The exercise will span more than 3,000 miles of distance and water with main operating locations out of Guam, Australia, Japan and Hawaii. Our Allies and partners are one of our greatest strengths and a key strategic advantage. MG23 is an opportunity to deepen connections with regional Allies and partners using bold initiatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

Published July 18, 2023
By Machiko Arita
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota Air Base as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 and met 374th Airlift Wing leadership to gain a site picture of MG23 operations at Yokota from the host-wing perspective. The MG23 exercise 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 miles exercise area from July 5th through July 21.