Team McChord executes Rainier War

From left, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Garrett Matney, 4th Airlift Squadron (4th AS) co-pilot, and Capt. Wes Cobb, 4th AS instructor pilot and flight commander, prepare for an airlift mission as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 26, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron perform a wet-wing defuel procedure on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Pattman, 4th Airlift Squadron tactics officer and aircraft commander, prepares for an airlift mission in support of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 22ndt Special Tactics Squadron board a Team McChord C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Ranier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Thompson, 4th Airlift Squadron tactician, conducts checks and balances for a C-17 Globemaster III cargo as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 26, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Pattman, 4th Airlift Squadron tactics officer and aircraft commander, prepares for an airlift mission in support of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Capt. Wes Cobb, 4th Airlift Squadron (4th AS) instructor pilot and flight commander, observes as Capt. Ryan Pattman, 4th AS tactics officer and aircraft commander, pilots a C-17 Globemaster III following an airlift mission in support of Exercise Rainier War at Yakima, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Pattman, 4th Airlift Squadron (4th AS) tactics officer and aircraft commander, and 1st Lt. Garrett Matney, 4th AS co-pilot, fly a C-17 Globemaster III following an airlift mission in support of Exercise Rainier War at Yakima, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 22ndt Special Tactics Squadron disembark from a Team McChord C-17 Globemaster III at Yakima, Washington, April 27, 2021, as part of Exercise Ranier War. The large-scale exercise tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eduardo Sanchez, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reviews his C-17 Globemaster III maintenance checklist as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 26, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Whitmer, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (62nd AMXS) production superintendent, and Tech. Sgt. Brian Martin, 62nd AMXS flightline expediter, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 26, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron perform a wet-wing defuel procedure on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron secure vehicles aboard a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62nd Airlift Wing and 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron perform a wet-wing defuel procedure on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Thompson, 4th Airlift Squadron tactician conducts a wet-wing defuel procedure on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Thompson, 4th Airlift Squadron tactician, and Tech. Sgt. Jared Utrup, 7th Airlift Squadron tactics flight chief, perform a wet-wing defuel procedure on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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Team McChord executes Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Thompson, 4th Airlift Squadron tactician, and Tech. Sgt. Jared Utrup, 7th Airlift Squadron tactics flight chief, perform a wet-wing defuel procedure on a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 27, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

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22nd STS integrates with Team McChord during Rainier War

Published April 28, 2021
By Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes
62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- From left, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Garrett Matney, 4th Airlift Squadron (4th AS) co-pilot, and Capt. Wes Cobb, 4th AS instructor pilot and flight commander, prepare for an airlift mission as part of Exercise Rainier War at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 26, 2021. Rainier War tests the 62nd Airlift Wing's capability to plan, generate and execute a deployment tasking, sustain contingency operations, demonstrate full spectrum readiness while executing agile combat employment in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War

Team McChord executes Rainier War