USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, salutes Senior Airman Paul Simon Luigi Aquitania, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight technician during a unit immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. Air freight technicians comprise the backbone of all cargo movements to and from Yokota, which serves as an airlift hub for the Indo-Pacific theater of operations. The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing oversees Air Mobility Command’s enroute support structure at 26 diverse locations across 105 million square miles in the Pacific Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Maj. Gen. John Klein (right), U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, receives a briefing from Master Sgt. Steven Bazar, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight superintendent, on recent operations the unit undertook in assisting the stand-up of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Japan, during a unit immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. The general got a glimpse of how Team Yokota Airmen continue to manage the busiest personnel and cargo air transport hub in the Pacific Air Command theater of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

A 730th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft maintenance Airman performs virtual job training during a demonstration for Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, during a unit immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. Airmen shared how the 730th AMS has organized and trained Airmen to ensure they meet the needs of rapid global mobility. The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing command team gained a first-hand perspective of what their units are doing to project, connect, maneuver, and sustain the joint force against the pacing challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, congratulates Staff Sgt. David Lindsey, 730th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft maintenance training manager, e during a unit immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. Airmen shared how the 730th AMS has organized and trained Airmen to ensure they meet the needs of rapid global mobility. The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing oversees Air Mobility Command’s enroute support structure at 26 diverse locations across 105 million square miles in the Pacific Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, is shown the Mechanized Material Handling System by Ernest Weber, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air terminal manager, during a unit immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. The MMHS is unique within the U.S. Air Force, with the system reducing aircraft loading time from four hours to just one. Through its enroute maintenance, command and control, and aerial port support, the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing provides the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s global reach capability in the Pacific and across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, received a briefing from Tech. Sgt. Richard Sherwood, 730th Air Mobility Squadron fleet Services superintendent, during a unit immersion tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. Klein got a glimpse of how Team Yokota Airmen continue to manage the busiest personnel and cargo air transport hub in the Pacific Air Command theater of operations. Klein and Freeman visited 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing units throughout the Pacific to see how they're advancing Rapid Global Mobility to become the Next Generation Air Mobility Operations Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, are given mock deployment orders by Staff Sgt. Joseph Alviedo, 730th Air Mobility Squadron unit deployment manager, in display of the amount of detailed attention that goes into ensuring all members leaving on deployment are accounted for during a site tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 20, 2023. Airmen shared how the 730th AMS has organized and trained Airmen to ensure they meet the needs of rapid global mobility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

Published April 4, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey
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 the 730th Air Mobility Squadron stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on March 20-21.

The leaders visited 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing units throughout the Pacific to see how they’re advancing Rapid Global Mobility to become the Next Generation Air Mobility Operations Wing.