7th EAS conducts Sharp Start to OKR

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron stand in front of a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, August 23, 2024. Throughout Operation KENNY’S RETURN, the 62d Airlift Wing combined with the 7th Airlift Squadron, maintenance and aerial port Airmen, and logistics readiness squadron counterparts from the 627th Air Base Group to form the 7th Expeditionary Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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7th EAS conducts Sharp Start to OKR

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron discuss maintenance operations before take-off at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, August 23, 2024. During Operation KENNY’S RETURN, daily operational missions are conducted to accomplish strategic, operational, and tactical Desired Learning Objectives for members of the 7th EAS and our joint maneuver force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jon Paolo Centina, left, 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aerospace propulsion systems journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sundstrom, 7th EAS electrical and environmental systems craftsman, prepare to marshal a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, August 23, 2024. During Operation KENNY’S RETURN, daily training flights and exercises are conducted to accomplish strategic, operational, and tactical Desired Learning Objectives for the 7th EAS and our joint maneuver force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is prepared for a flight at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, August 23, 2024. Four JBLM C-17s are participating in Operation KENNY’S RETURN involving joint and coalition maneuver with representatives from the U.S. Army’s I Corps, Pacific Air Forces, United States Transportation Command Joint Communication Service Element, as well as units assigned to the U.S. Space Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force and Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sundstrom, 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron electrical and environmental systems craftsman, salutes a C-17 Globemaster III as it taxis to the runway at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, August 23, 2024. During Operation KENNY’S RETURN, the 62d Airlift Wing combined with the 7th Airlift Squadron, maintenance and aerial port Airmen, and logistics readiness squadron counterparts from the 627th Air Base Group to form the 7th EAS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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7th EAS conducts Sharp Start to OKR

A C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is prepared for a flight at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, August 23, 2024. Four JBLM C-17s are participating in Operation KENNY’S RETURN which involves joint and coalition maneuver with representatives from the U.S. Army’s I Corps, Pacific Air Forces, United States Transportation Command Joint Communication Service Element, as well as units assigned to the U.S. Space Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force and Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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7th EAS conducts Sharp Start to OKR

Published Aug. 25, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger
62d Airlift Wing Public Affairs

TOWNSVILLE, QLD, Australia --

The 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron began daily flight operations during Operation KENNEY’S RETURN at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Queensland, Australia, on August 23, 2024. The daily operational missions are conducted to accomplish strategic, operational, and tactical Desired Learning Objectives for members of the 7th EAS and our joint maneuver force. OKR focuses on Joint Force collaboration and swiftly executing today’s global airlift mission.