Mobility Guardian

Last Monday I had the privilege of volunteering with the USO at Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) south of Seattle to help distribute snacks and water to the personnel who were participating in Mobility Guardian.  There were four of us and, on Monday, there were about 1,500 people over the course of the day who came through the hanger where we were set up.  These men and women were air crews from over a dozen allies around the world.  It was an honor and fun to briefly get to know some of these young career military professionals.

Here’s a brief description from the Air Mobility Command CO of what Mobility Guardian is all about...

Air Mobility Command's first Mobility Guardian readiness exercise is scheduled to take place at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, from Jul. 30 to Aug. 12, 2017.

"Interoperability with our joint and allied partners is crucial to be able to move people, planes and cargo into contested environments around the world. Mobility Guardian will be our premier exercise for U.S. and allied units to train together and improve joint capabilities. We'll train like we fight." -- Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, AMC Commander

Although I didn’t see this aircraft myself, the British flew in one of their A400M “Atlas” transports to McChord Field for the exercise.