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U.S. Air Force Capt. Ben Basham, left, and Capt. Dan Wold, both pilots with the 8th Airlift Squadron, fly a low-level simulated airdrop in a C-17 Globemaster III for Exercise Rainier War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2022. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by the 62nd Airlift Wing. It is 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 Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, starts its engines during Exercise Rainier War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the 62nd Airlift 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 Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Liam Vining, a loadmaster assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron, opens the bay door of a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during Exercise Rainer War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the 62nd Airlift 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 Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord flies over the Alaska Range, Alaska, March 21, 2022, during Exercise Rainer War 22-A. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the 62nd Airlift 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 Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Williams, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Cooper, both pilots with the 8th Airlift Squadron, fly over the Alaska Range, Alaska, March 21, 2022, during Exercise Rainer War 22A. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the 62nd Airlift 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 Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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62 AW continues to soar in Rainier War 22A

Published March 25, 2022
By 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Capt. Ben Basham, left, and Capt. Dan Wold, both pilots with the 8th Airlift Squadron, fly a low-level simulated airdrop in a C-17 Globemaster III for Exercise Rainier War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2022. Rainier War is a semi-annual, large readiness exercise led by the 62nd Airlift Wing. It is 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 Airman 1st Class Callie Norton)

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