62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, dons mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by 62nd Airlift Wing, designed to train aircrews under realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum readiness operations against modern threats and replicate today’s contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dale Becker, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for takeoff during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War 21B exercises and evaluates the wing’s ability to employ the force and their ability to perform during wartime and/or contingency taskings in a high-intensity, wartime contested, degraded and operationally limited environment while supporting the contingency operations against a near-peer adversary in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Kyle, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs outside aircraft pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches fuel hose for refueling to a C-17 Globemaster III while under simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear conditions during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling while under simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear conditions during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by 62nd Airlift Wing, designed to train Airmen under realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum readiness operations against modern threats and replicate today’s contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling while under simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear conditions during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War 21B exercises and evaluates the wing’s ability to employ the force and their ability to perform during wartime and/or contingency taskings in a high-intensity, wartime contested, degraded and operationally limited environment while supporting the contingency operations against a near-peer adversary in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for refueling while under simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear conditions during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, assists U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ellie Cronheim, 62nd AMXS crew chief, with properly dawning Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by 62nd Airlift Wing, designed to train Airmen under realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum readiness operations against modern threats and replicate today’s contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at night during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War 21B exercises and evaluates the wing’s ability to employ the force and their ability to perform during wartime and/or contingency taskings in a high-intensity, wartime contested, degraded and operationally limited environment while supporting the contingency operations against a near-peer adversary in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Kyle, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs outside aircraft pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by 62nd Airlift Wing, designed to train Airmen under realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum readiness operations against modern threats and replicate today’s contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Chirino, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, dawns Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Rainier War 21B exercises and evaluates the wing’s ability to employ the force and their ability to perform during wartime and/or contingency taskings in a high-intensity, wartime contested, degraded and operationally limited environment while supporting the contingency operations against a near-peer adversary in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ellie Cronheim, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, dawns Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 21B at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Sommers)

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62nd AW Airmen demonstrate ability to survive, operate during Rainier War

Published Nov. 4, 2021
By Senior Airman Christopher Sommers
446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --

Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by 62nd Airlift Wing, designed to train Airmen under realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum readiness operations against modern threats and replicate today’s contingency operations.