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U.S. Airmen with the 4th Airlift Squadron and 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron conduct specialized fueling operations on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kainoa Cook, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, marshals an R-11 fuel truck onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Nowosielski, a fuels apprentice with the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks the mirrors while driving an R-11 fuel truck onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Santiago, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, conducts preflight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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An R-11 fuel truck is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Keith Muller, left, and Capt. Joshua Bruski-Hyland, both pilots with the 4th Airlift Squadron, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over Idaho during Exercise Rainier War 23A, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Nowosielski, a fuels apprentice with the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, drags a fuel hose to a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Santiago, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, reviews a checklist while performing specialized fueling operations during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel that was taken from a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Santiago, left, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, Senior Airman Joseph Nowosielski, center, a fuels apprentice with the 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Senior Airman Kainoa Cook, a loadmaster with the 4th AS, review a checklist while performing specialized fueling operations during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Santiago, left, and Senior Airman Kainoa Cook, both loadmasters with the 4th Airlift Squadron, review a checklist while performing specialized fueling operations during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kainoa Cook, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, walks on the flightline during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Weston Izzi, ramp operations with the 627th Aerial Port Squadron, secures an R-11 fuel truck on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kainoa Cook, a loadmaster with the 4th Airlift Squadron, secures an R-11 fuel truck on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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 Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

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4th AS, 627th LRS conduct specialized fueling operations during Rainier War 23A

Published Sept. 27, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams
62d Airlift Wing Public Affairs

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho --

U.S. Airmen with the 4th Airlift Squadron and 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron conduct specialized fueling operations on a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War 23A at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 25, 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.

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