Members of the 145th Airlift Wing’s 156th Airlift Squadron participate in the 2018 Joint Forcible Entry Exercise with simulated Airlift Operations at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2018. The JFE is an annual large scale air drop and land mobility mission, that simulates a contested battlefield scenario as a way of testing and training units for the dangerous air drop situations that can occur while deployed. (Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeremy Reich)
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As the skies put the raining in training, members of the 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron partnered up with the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Small Air Terminal, to conduct specialized training, securing Air Traffic Control equipment aboard the 145th Airlift Wing’s new C-17 aircraft.
SB: A1C Kyle Karbowski
“We loaded two humvees on the aircraft today, and basically practiced securing the vehicles to the aircraft with 25k pound chains, just like we would do in a real-world scenario, making sure that the vehicles are tied down enough to be secure during flight from transport from one air base to another air base.”
With the 145th Airlift Wing transitioning to a new aircraft, members of the wing are going...
