Photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 06.01.2025
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft ramp slowly lowers in preparation to unload two Army National Guard 1-158th Field Artillery Regiment M142 HIMARS for a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 2, 2025. The exercise was two days long and taught soldiers how to rapidly load, secure, and unload heavy vehicles on a C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 06.01.2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Olney, 58th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft evaluator loadmaster, demonstrates to Army National Guardsmen from the 1-158th Field Artillery Regiment the proper use of a hook and chain assembly during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 22, 2025. Soldiers were taught the fundamentals of rapidly securing vehicles inside a......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 06.01.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Thompson, 58th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft loadmaster directs an Army National Guard 1-158th Field Artillery Regiment M142 HIMAR off a C-17 during a training exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 2, 2025. The training involved two Army National Guard M142 HIMARS and one HUMVEE being loaded, secured, then rapidly unloaded and......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.09.2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nathan Hartman, 58th Airlift Squadron (AS) instructor pilot, flies over Drop Zone Sicily at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2024. This is the second Operation Toy Drop mission members from the 58th AS have participated in since its revival in 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.09.2024
A National Army of Colombia jumpmaster positions himself for the airdrop over Drop Zone Sicily at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2024. Members of the National Army of Colombia joined Polish Armed Forces members on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft out of the 58th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.09.2024
A Polish Armed Forces jumpmaster inspects the door of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flying over Drop Zone Sicily at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2024. The jumpmaster oversees the jump process, ensures safety through equipment checks, aircrew coordination, jump commands, and exit management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.09.2024
U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Polish Armed Forces, and National Army of Colombia jumpmasters prepare to jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Drop Zone Sicily on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2024. The team from the 58th Airlift Squadron assisted in the validation of more than 90 personnel during the two-day mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Karalyn Degraffenreed | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.09.2024
A jumpmaster from the Polish Armed Forces looks for a signal during an air drop over Drop Zone Sicily at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 2024. Many of the U.S. Soldiers received jumpwings from the foreign ally jumpmasters after the drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed)...
