{"id":20415,"date":"2017-08-02T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/02\/20-plus-countries-join-us-in-first-of-its-kind-mobility-guardian-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:12:28","slug":"20-plus-countries-join-us-in-first-of-its-kind-mobility-guardian-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/08\/02\/20-plus-countries-join-us-in-first-of-its-kind-mobility-guardian-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"20-plus countries join U.S. in first-of-its-kind Mobility Guardian exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. \u2014 Military personnel from more than 20 countries converged at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington this week with a common goal: to learn from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participants and observers in Mobility Guardian, Air Mobility Command\u2019s first-of-its-kind readiness exercise, were looking forward to seeing how each other operated once they took to the skies for different training scenarios and missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/07\/28\/3000-troops-40-plus-aircraft-to-train-in-new-air-mobility-command-exercise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/635815415638218043-ops-tempojpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">3,000 troops, 40-plus aircraft to train in new Air Mobility Command exercise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The inaugural Mobility Guardian exercise will focus on training junior crew members.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Mobility Command is hosting its inaugural Mobility Guardian readiness exercise in the Pacific Northwest to integrate more airmen into training that puts all of AMC\u2019s capabilities to the test. Think of it as the mobility equivalent of Air Combat Command\u2019s Red Flag exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise includes participants from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Observers included&nbsp;Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Gabon, Germany, Japan, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Mobility Command, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, reached out to various countries to find out what kinds of simulated missions they wanted to work on and what they wanted to see, Col. Clint ZumBrunnen, the exercise\u2019s international observer mission commander, told Air Force Times on Tuesday in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the British Royal Air Force brought its new Airbus A400M plane, the first time it has participated in an exercise of this scale. A number of countries are using the four-engine,&nbsp;<a>turboprop<\/a><a>&nbsp;<\/a><a>tactical airlifter&nbsp;<\/a>to replace older aircraft, such as the somewhat smaller&nbsp;<a>C-130 Hercules<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operated by two pilots and a weapons systems operator, the aircraft has the ability to carry a 25-ton payload more than 2,300 miles to remote airfields, or by landing on short, semi-prepared strips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey wanted to integrate the A400 into a large exercise,\u201d ZumBrunnen said. \u201cThey also brought an aeromedical evacuation team. From a U.S. perspective, we\u2019re happy to see other countries work on their AE skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French air force also brought its A400M, which will participate in airdrop missions during the exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were really interested in trying to be as integrated as possible in airdrops because that is a major capability,\u201d said French Maj. Eric Brunet, who was in charge of preparing the French team for Mobility Guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brunet said he and his airmen want to compare the way they use their aircraft to how other countries use theirs to make sure their way is as efficient as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeing involved in a realistic situation is a great opportunity to do that,\u201d he told Air Force Times the day before the training missions began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ZumBrunnen said the Colombian air force is also interested in airdrops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve taken great pains to become good at airdrops,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re pretty good at what they do and are excited to show that they can integrate into an exercise like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Col. 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