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Air Force Reserve Command

Formation of 7 aircraft with flag on the left — AFRC News

Air Force Reservists Support Resolute Sentinel 23

Published July 11, 2023
By Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg
4th Combast Camera Squadron

TALARA, Peru --

Photo looking out from inside C-17 cockpit. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, fly a C-17 Globemaster III to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, to deliver medical supplies during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of two Airman in C-17 cockpit piloting the aircraft. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, fly a C-17 Globemaster III to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, to deliver medical supplies during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of Peru from C-17. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, fly a C-17 Globemaster III to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, to deliver medical supplies during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of Peru coastline from C-17. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, fly a C-17 Globemaster III to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, to deliver medical supplies during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of Reservist piloting C-17. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, fly a C-17 Globemaster III to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, to deliver medical supplies during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of Airman standing in C-17 stairwell door. — A U.S. Air Force Reserve firefighter stands in the doorway of a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a supply offload in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of Airman standing watch over C-17. — A U.S. Air Force Reserve security forces Airman stands watch over a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a supply offload in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of people standing around a box of medical supplies. — U.S. Service Members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force, Resolute Sentinel 23, offload medical supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a mission to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of people walking around C-17 and a truck. — U.S. Service Members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force, Resolute Sentinel 23, offload medical supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a mission to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of individulas offloading medical supplies from C-17. — U.S. Service Members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force, Resolute Sentinel 23, offload medical supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a mission to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of people on and around a truck offloading medical supplies from a C-17. — U.S. Service Members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force, Resolute Sentinel 23, offload medical supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a mission to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of individuals offloading medical supplies. — U.S. Service Members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force, Resolute Sentinel 23, offload medical supplies from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, during a mission to Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of three individuals in the back of a C-17 in front of the firetruck. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, offload a firetruck in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, in support of exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of individual inside C-17 next to a firetruck. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, offload a firetruck in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, in support of exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of individual looking under a firetruck that's loaded onto a C-17. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, offload a firetruck in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, in support of exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of the inside of the C-17 from the inside of the firetruck. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, offload a firetruck in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, in support of exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of individual behind the wheel of a firetruck. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, offload a firetruck in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, in support of exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

Photo of firetruck alongside aircraft. — U.S. Air Force Reservists assigned to the 728th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, offload a firetruck in Talara, Peru, July 9, 2023, in support of exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Reserve Citizen Airmen are vital to our Nation’s overall military success to defend our homeland against peer and near-peer threats and to help ensure our partner nations’ militaries have United States’ support when they need it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

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