Air Mobility Command's second Mobility Guardian readiness exercise is scheduled to be held September 1 through September 30, 2019, at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington.  Joint Base Lewis McChord and Fairchild Air Force Base, along with the Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field, Yakima Training Center and Grant County International Airport provide ideal environments to train United States Air Force and international mobility air forces.  More than 2,000 members of the U. S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and 11 international partners will be attending.

The exercise is expected to be the most realistic, real-world, scenario-driven exercise the command has ever under taken.  It was designed to allow the forces to "train like they fight" by developing and improving techniques and procedures that enhance air mobility operations and improve interoperability.  Aircraft slated to visit the Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field are C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotankers, Blackhawk helicopters, and Chincook helicopters.