Ready for War: Exercise Rainier War 23A continues

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradley Wills, Exercise Rainier War 23A A-staff director of operations, briefs simulated deployers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. Rainier War is an annual exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed forces. These exercises are necessary in assessing and maintaining wartime operational tempos, ensuring command and control across multiple locations. During the exercise, Airmen will respond to scenarios that replicate today’s contingency operations and will address full-spectrum readiness against modern threats brought on by peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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Ready for War: Exercise Rainier War 23A continues

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradley Wills, Exercise Rainier War 23A A-staff director of operations, briefs simulated deployers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. Rainier War is an annual exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed forces. These exercises are necessary in assessing and maintaining wartime operational tempos, ensuring command and control across multiple locations. During the exercise, Airmen will respond to scenarios that replicate today’s contingency operations and will address full-spectrum readiness against modern threats brought on by peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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Ready for War: Exercise Rainier War 23A continues

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bradley Wills, Exercise Rainier War 23A A-staff director of operations, briefs simulated deployers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. Rainier War is an annual exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed forces. These exercises are necessary in assessing and maintaining wartime operational tempos, ensuring command and control across multiple locations. During the exercise, Airmen will respond to scenarios that replicate today’s contingency operations and will address full-spectrum readiness against modern threats brought on by peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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Ready for War: Exercise Rainier War 23A continues

Published Sept. 20, 2023
By Senior Airman Colleen Anthony

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --

Simulated deployers receive a newcomers brief during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 20, 2023. Rainier War is an annual exercise led by the 62d Airlift Wing designed to evaluate the ability to generate, employ and sustain in-garrison and forward deployed forces. These exercises are necessary in assessing and maintaining wartime operational tempos, ensuring command and control across multiple locations.