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  • Airmen, Soldiers train to rapidly infiltrate enemy territory

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airmen and Soldiers successfully transported and simulated firing two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems in a rapid infiltration HI-RAIN exercise June 22, at Moses Lake, Washington. The purpose of the exercise called “Thunder Rain” is to help both branches become

  • Airmen help thousands, enhance skills in Guatemala

    Seven Airmen assigned to the 22nd Medical Group recently participated in medical readiness training in La Blanca, Guatemala, May 23-June 2, providing healthcare to approximately 8,500 people.The Airmen worked with other Department of Defense personnel, as well as Reserve Officer Training Corps

  • Students lead large-scale joint forcible entry exercise

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Sixteen Mobility Airmen attending the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, participated in a joint forcible entry exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range June 18, 2016.The exercise, known as JFE Vul, is a large-scale air mobility

  • Teamwork, airlift keys to success of exercise in Gabon

    Delivering a Global Response Force is something the Airmen of the 62nd Airlift Wing practice regularly, but up until now that response force has never been brought to the African continent like it was for exercise Central Accord 2016.From June 10-24 in and around Libreville, Gabon on the Western

  • Airmen work with partner nations to improve proficiency during APF Kenya

    LAIKIPIA AIR BASE, Kenya—Participants of African Partnership Flight Kenya concluded classroom training this week here June 24, 2016. Several of the course topics included personnel recovery command and control, combat search and rescue terminal planning, survival and evasion tactics, tactical combat

  • Liaison officers keep communication flowing in Swift Response

    As exercise Swift Response 16 began phase II, with C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flying overhead and Soldiers operating on the ground, air mobility liaison officers kept effective communications flowing between both elements to ensure a successful exercise.

  • Little Rock AFB modernizes fleet with final C-130J

    A brand new C-130J aircraft delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base June 20, 2016, marks the beginning of a modern legacy of global reach capabilities. With this aircraft delivery, which is the final C-130J to arrive from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, the 19th Airlift Wing is