Tag Archives: C-17 Globemaster III

Exercise: STEADFAST JAVELIN II

Posted on September 9, 2014 by pjimenez

Exercise Steadfast Javelin II features a number of dynamic events designed to challenge multi-national forces in airborne operations
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The Last Frontier

Posted on May 29, 2014 by jmcginnis

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s first stop on his 14th international trip was Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska. Learn more about why this Alaskan command is so crucial to our homeland defense.
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Photo: Air Force Senior Airman Douglas Prewitt, assigned to 621st Contingency Response Wing, marshals a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Geronimo Landing Zone during the Joint Readiness Training Center 14-03 field training exercise at Fort Polk, La., Jan. 16, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr./Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Aircraft Signals

Posted on January 30, 2014 by bniegel

Air Force Senior Airman Douglas Prewitt marshals a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during a field training exercise on Fort Polk, La., Jan. 16, 2014.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 621st Contingency Response Wing, Air Force, Air Force Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr., Air Force Senior Airman Douglas Prewitt, C-17, C-17 Globemaster III, Fort Polk, Geronimo Landing Zone, Globemaster III, joint readiness training center, Joint Readiness Training Center 14-03 field training exercise, military, U.S Air Force, United States Air Force, USAF, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Photo: Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester freefalls from a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Kiwi Flag over the New Zealand Defence Force Raumai drop zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag is a multilateral Royal New Zealand air force sponsored tactical airlift exercise. Koester is the pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

Jumpmaster’s Career Spans Vietnam Era to Present Day

Posted on January 2, 2014 by kfinley

During basic training in 1974, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester fell in love with the pararescue mission and he’s still committed to its cause 39 years later.
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Photo: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert McNeal tests a portable oxygen tank before an aeromedical evacuation aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Dec. 9, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Trimarchi)

Worth A Thousand Words: Just Breath

Posted on December 21, 2013 by bniegel

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert McNeal tests a portable oxygen tank before an aeromedical evacuation aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, in Southwest Asia.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Aeromedical, Air Force, C-17, C-17 Globemaster III, Globemaster III, military, portable oxygen tank, U.S Air Force | Leave a comment