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Americans, Australians execute airlift together

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  • By Senior Airman Harry Brexel
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers worked closely with coalition forces from Australia, New Zealand and Sweden during the Green Flag Little Rock 16-06 exercise April 14-24, 2016, located at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Ft. Polk, Louisiana. The 34th Combat Training Squadron planned, coordinated and conducted the large-scale event, one of Air Mobility Command's largest rotational exercises. In one 24-hour iteration of the week-long exercise, the Royal Australian Air Force worked alongside Team Little Rock Airmen to improve their C-130J combat airlift capabilities. The crew loaded, offloaded and airdropped a variety of cargo loads. Some of the payloads included Humvees, simulated ammunition, food and water. The crossflow of information and lessons learned during the Green Flag exercise served as building blocks toward successfully accomplishing missions in joint and coalition environments.