Keen Edge 2026 Published April 29, 2026 By Tech. Sgt. Levi Reynolds 621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif -- TRAVS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A Total Force team of 31 airmen from five Air Mobility Operations Squadrons and two additional units bolstered the 613th Air Operations Center’s Air Mobility Division at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, providing critical command and control for airlift, tanker and aeromedical evacuation missions across the Indo-Pacific during Exercise Keen Edge 26. The nine-day exercise, which ran from Jan. 27 to Feb. 4, 2026, focused on validating U.S. Indo-Pacific Command operational plans. Airmen arrived Jan. 23 for three days of academics and systems checks before integrating Mobility Air Forces missions into the Air Tasking Order. The 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron and partner units managed airlift, tanker air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation operations in support of the 613th AOC. Lt. Col. Cathryn “CJ” Yerage, commander of the 321st AMOS, highlighted the team’s role in strengthening theater capabilities. “I’m incredibly proud of our team! The Masterminds, Mobsters and our Total Force partners stand ready to support the 613 AOC Air Mobility Division at a moment’s notice. We effortlessly integrated with their team supporting mobility requirements to meet INDOPACOM’s operational objectives.” Yerage said. Technical Sgt. Moses Wiley, 321st AMOS airlift control team air tasking order integrator, emphasized the practical impact of the integration efforts. “Coordinating these mobility missions in a dynamic exercise environment sharpened our ability to deliver rapid, effective support across vast distances in the Indo-Pacific,” Wiley said. Keen Edge is a recurring bilateral command post exercise between U.S. and Japanese forces designed to enhance interoperability and readiness for regional contingencies.