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A C-17 Globemaster III flies over the Cascade Mountain Range in west-central Washington, Dec. 6, 2017. The aircraft was one of eight flying an airdrop mission to a simulated forward operating base as part of Rainier War, an exercise designed to ensure the full-spectrum readiness of Team McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)


Rainier War 2017

A C-17 Globemaster III flies over the Cascade Mountain Range in west-central Washington, Dec. 6, 2017. The aircraft was one of eight flying an airdrop mission to a simulated forward operating base as part of Rainier War, an exercise designed to ensure the full-spectrum readiness of Team McChord. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Hoerichs)

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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)
Staff Sgt. Matthew Duck, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, tests the functionality of his aircrew eye and respiratory protection system while flying in a C-17 Globemaster III near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. Duck 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, 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)
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)
A container delivery system bundle falls to the ground after dropping out of a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Rainier War at the Rainier Drop Zone 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)
A C-17 Globemaster III flies behind another C-17 during Exercise Rainier War near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. During the exercise, 20 C-17s from the U.S. and Australia performed actual container delivery system (CDS) and heavy equipment airdrops at the Rainier Drop Zone near Moses Lake, and simulated improved CDS, CDS and high altitude low opening personnel airdrops throughout the western United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
A C-17 Globemaster III flies during Exercise Rainier War to perform container delivery system bundle airdrops near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. During the exercise, 20 C-17s from the U.S. and Australia performed actual container delivery system (CDS) and heavy equipment airdrops at the Rainier Drop Zone near Moses Lake, and simulated improved CDS, CDS and high altitude low opening personnel airdrops throughout the western United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)
Airman 1st Class Samantha Martino, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares to drop a container delivery system bundle out of a C-17 Globemaster III onto the Rainier Drop Zone near Moses Lake, Wash., June 6, 2018. Martino 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)