Pacific Airlift Rally leaves Alaska and lessons

A C-17 Globemaster III, flown by the 249th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, drops a HMMWV vehicle fitted with a parachute system out the back of the aircraft over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 27, during Pacific Airlift Rally. PAR 15 is a biennial, military aircraft symposium sponsored by Pacific Air Forces for nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This year’s PAR was co-hosted by the Alaska Air National Guard, 176th Wing. The exercise uses a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief scenario to provide participating nations the opportunity to cooperate, interact and advance airlift topics specific to the region. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton/released)

Piece of history static display of 176th Wing

A C-47 Skytrain with the tail number 857, takes off from Upottery Airfield, in East Devon, England, May 29, 1944. At this point, it had not received its invasion strips. The “D8” on the fuselage tells that it was a plane assigned to the 94th Troop Carrier Squadron. The “B” on the tail is its individual marker. This aircraft is now a static display of the 176th Wing on JBER, Alaska.

176 LRS Air National Guardsmen hold Aerial Port rodeo

SrA John Darnell measures the length of a vehilce during the joint inspection portion of the 176 LRS/ Aerial Port rodeo.