Air Force leaders integrate with JASDF partners at Yakumo Air Ba

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander Maj. Gen. John M. Klein, and Japanese Air Support Command commander Lt. Gen. Morikawa listen to a brief from a JASDF 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)

Air Force leaders integrate with JASDF partners at Yakumo Air Ba

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Courtney M. Freeman, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief, engages with a Japanese 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 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)

Air Force leaders integrate with JASDF partners at Yakumo Air Base

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander Maj. Gen. John M. Klein, and Japanese Air Support Command commander Lt. Gen. Morikawa exchange gifts on the flight line at Yakumu 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)

Air Force leaders integrate with JASDF partners at Yakumo Air Base

U.S. Air Force and Japanese Air Self Defense Force Airmen pose for a group photo in front of a Japanse C-130 at Yakumo Air Base, Japan July 13, 2023, in support of Mobility Guardian 2023 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)

Air Force leaders integrate with JASDF partners at Yakumo Air Base

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)

Air Force leaders integrate with JASDF partners at Yakumo Air Base

Published July 28, 2023
By Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook
Air Mobility Command