JBLM Airmen, Soldiers exercise joint mobility ops during Rainier War 23A

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Dozier, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, dons his night vision goggles to perform a post flight inspection during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 21, 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 responded 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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JBLM Airmen, Soldiers exercise joint mobility ops during Rainier War 23A

U.S. Air Force loadmasters from the 4th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, offload a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 21, 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, teams collaborated together to integrate and optimize the joint force capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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JBLM Airmen, Soldiers exercise joint mobility ops during Rainier War 23A

U.S. Army Soldiers with the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment simulated, with a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, downgrading from a fixed wing aircraft to a live fire after landing during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 21, 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, teams collaborated together to integrate and optimize the joint force capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Martinez (left) and Capt. Brent Johnson, 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilots, perform a night flight during Exercise Rainier War 23A over Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 21, 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 responded 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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JBLM Airmen, Soldiers exercise joint mobility ops during Rainier War 23A

Published Sept. 22, 2023
By Senior Airman Colleen Anthony

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --

Joint Base Lewis-McChord U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 4th Airlift Squadron and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, train on transporting Army assets on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 21, 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.