U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bragg, N.C, and British Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, C Company from Colchester, England, perform in flight rigging and a static line jump into Unity crop zone, Latvia from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord during Exercise Swift Response 2018 (SB18) June 9, 2018. Exercise SR18 is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces in the world that demonstrates the ability of America's Global Response Force to work hand-in-hand with joint and total force partners. (U.S. Air Force video by SSgt Natalie Powell)
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C.— It’s a dark night on the flightline. Vehicles dart back and forth bringing tools and maintainers from one aircraft to another or back to their respective shops. On one of the lines ends, a transient C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., sits bathed in orange light from the giant sodium vapor lamps that surround the line. Behind it, three maintainers are setting up to begin their nights work.
Former Senior Airman Jennifer Stone separated from the Air Force after being shot in a drive-by shooting while on leave. The bullet tore into her arm, ripping through her chest and devastating major organs.
Retired Col. Rogers Porter, in 1946, took a flight in a surplus Army Stearman, which ignited a passion for flying. A local flying school let him fly for the price of gas, giving him an opportunity to earn his private pilot license. Once he had his license, he applied for the Aviation Cadet program.
