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Mr. Brad Boland (right), President O-Neill Transfer and Storage Co., hands off a bottle of 1945 Calvados brandy to Master Sgt. Todd Wivell, 62nd Airlift Wing chief of public affairs, March 5, 2017 at the O-Neill business office in Beaverton, Oregon. Boland, along with other members from the east coast to the west coast, assisted in transporting two separate bottles of this brandy in order to help two World War II veterans complete a pact to toast their fallen comrades. (Courtesy photo


From the east coast to the west coast: the journey of two bottles to reunite WWII members

Mr. Brad Boland (right), President O-Neill Transfer and Storage Co., hands off a bottle of 1945 Calvados brandy to Master Sgt. Todd Wivell, 62nd Airlift Wing chief of public affairs, March 5, 2017 at the O-Neill business office in Beaverton, Oregon. Boland, along with other members from the east coast to the west coast, assisted in transporting two separate bottles of this brandy in order to help two World War II veterans complete a pact to toast their fallen comrades. (Courtesy photo

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Duck, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, removes an aircrew eye and respiratory protection system while flying in a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. The purpose of exercise was to highlight the C-17’s capabilities to perform the Air Force’s core competencies of rapid global mobility and precision engagement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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First Lt. Edmund Duvall, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, removes an aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) while flying in a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. The crew’s ability to put on AERPS gear properly was one aspect they trained on during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
Capt. Tate Montgomery, 7th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-17 Globemaster III near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. Montgomery was participating in Exercise Rainier War, which provided insights on how to better execute a tactical scenario for possible future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
Staff Sgt. Matthew Duck, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, sits on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. Participating in the execution portion of the exercise were 110 aircrew and mission essential personnel from the 4th AS, 7th AS and 62nd Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
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A container delivery system bundle drops out of a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War at the Rainier Drop Zone near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. Eighteen C-17s and three KC-135 Stratotankers from McChord Field, other Air Mobility Command bases and Australia participated in Rainier War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)