621st CRW - Exercise Storm Crow 2023

U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd battalion, 7th marines, 1st Marine division, guard a defense fighting position during a joint exercise at Schoonover Air Field at U.S. Army Fort Hunter-Liggett, California, May 4, 2023. Exercise Golden Phoenix is a large-scale readiness exercise hosted by Travis Air Force Base with full spectrum support from partner units to include the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey, the 349th Air Mobility Reserve Wing Travis AFB, California and the First Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. The purpose of the exercise is to demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly generate and project air power leveraging mobility platforms such as the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III and KC-10 Extender. The exercise rehearses maneuvering the Joint force at tempo with direct support to the I-MEF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Hoffman)