U.S. Army Pfc. Roel Martinez and Sgt. Isaac Kutting, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare equipment for a static line airdrop during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02, Feb. 25, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. JOAX 13-02 is a combined exercise which enables U.S. and Canadian mobility aircrews to train with paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division on projecting combat power in a denied environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)
U.S. Army paratroopers board a U.S. Air Force C-130s and Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130s to complete a static line air drop, Feb. 25, 2015, Fort Bragg, N.C. The Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 is a combined exercise to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, along with its partners and enablers to respond as part of the Global Response Force (GRF). (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaclyn McDonald)
U.S. Army paratroopers sit aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to complete a static line air drop, Feb. 25, 2015, Fort Bragg, N.C. The Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 is a combined exercise to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, along with its partners and enablers to respond as part of the Global Response Force (GRF). (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaclyn McDonald)
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a static-line airdrop from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 at Sicily drop zone, Feb. 25, 2013, Fort Bragg, N.C. The JOAX 13-02 is a combined joint training exercise designed to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, along with its partners and enablers, to respond as part of the Global Response Force (GRF). (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew B. Fredericks)
2/28/2013 - POPE FIELD, N.C. -- Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Air Force Airmen and the Royal Canadian Air Force are participating in the Joint Operational Access Exercise that began Feb. 25 at Fort Bragg, N.C.
JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies.
Three C-130J's, four C-130H's, and six C-17 Globemasters from the U.S. Air Force and a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130J and a C-177 are involved in the operation. Thus far 1,459 paratroopers have performed static line jumps for JOAX with follow-up missions when they assemble on the ground.
This combined exercise enables U.S. and Canadian mobility aircrews to train with paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division on projecting combat power in a hostile environment.
