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A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., banks over the Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, S.C., during a training mission May 16, 2006. Charleston's 315th Airlift Wing is one of eight Air Force Reserve Command units providing airlift support for the troop surge in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV)


Reservists mobilized to support Afghanistan surge

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., banks over the Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, S.C., during a training mission May 16, 2006. Charleston's 315th Airlift Wing is one of eight Air Force Reserve Command units providing airlift support for the troop surge in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV)

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A modified U.S. C-130 aircraft, assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, sprays water simulating a pesticide solution during a field exercise as part of the Department of Defense Aerial Spray Certification Course, Jan. 13, 2016. The 910th Airlift Wing has been tasked with providing its unique aerial spray capability to assist with recovery efforts in eastern Texas, following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Youngstown Air Reserve Station's 910th Airlift Wing is home to DoD’s only aerial spray mission.
Smoke and the start of a fire retardant containment line dropped by a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft near California’s South Fork Fire, south of Yosemite National Park are visible, Aug. 14, 2017. MAFFS-equipped C-130s and aircrews from the Air Force Reserve are providing support to the U.S. Forest Service fire suppression efforts from Air Tanker Base Fresno, California.
Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Shawn Janowski of the 315th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, interacts with Jaimie Kwasegroch, youth program director, while providing security during the U.S. Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina May 22, 2016. The Yellow Ribbon Program promotes the well-being of reservists and their families by connecting them with resources before and after deployments. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch)
Master Sgt. Angela Psket, a dedicated crew chief with the 440th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, right, and Staff Sgt. Darren Ricchiazzi, assistant crew chief serving as an augmentee with the 440th AMXS, recently earned rare black-letter flights on their C-130H2 Hercules aircraft, pictured, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., November 2015. A black-letter is awarded when maintenance inspectors find no discrepancies on an aircraft prior to its flight, and is a very rare event for C-130 maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Justin Clark)
Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, poses with 302nd Airlift Wing Commander Col. Jack Pittman, Command Chief Master Sgt. Otis Jones, Jr., and other members of the wing during the Sherrard Award presentation at the 47th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention in Orlando, Fla, Oct. 31. The 302nd AW was recognized for their overall contributions to the Air Mobility and Total Force missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shaders Mitchell)
Air Force Col. Bruce Cox, 307th Bomb Wing commander, left, passes a guidon to Col. Denis Heinz, 489th Bomb Group commander, during the 489th BG Reactivation ceremony Oct. 17, 2015, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The unit will be furthering Total Force Integration, which aims to integrate active duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard components, by using the B-1B Lancers at Dyess for their mission and the 7th Bomb Wing’s mission . (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quay Drawdy)
David Sparks, Senior Mortuary Chaplain at Dover Air Force Base, Del., leads a tour of civilian employers from Western New York through the Memorial Garden on Sept. 24, 2015, as part of a boss lift from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. The tour was organized through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, aimed to thank and educate civilian employers in Western New York who have shown support for their Military employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Sawyer)
Members of the 914th Airlift Wing and local civilian employers pose in front of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after flying from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. to Dover Air Force Base, Del., September 24, 2015, as part of a tour known as a boss lift. The tour was organized through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, aimed to thank and educate civilian employers in Western New York who have shown support for their Military employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Sawyer)
Swift Response 2015 was the largest combined airborne training on the continent since the end of the Cold War. The exercise included more than 4,800 participants from 11 NATO nations including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain the United Kingdom and the United States. Three Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany to direct air operations for the multinational training exercise. (Courtesy photo)
Army Spc. Bach Dong, a mechanic, both in the 890th Engineering Battalion, and Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Stanton, a loadmaster in the 815th Airlift Squadron work together to tie down a military ambulance into the cargo area of a C-130J aircraft. The Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard teamed up for a joint training scenario called Joint Conquest here and at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi Sept. 11-13. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
Army Spc. Clarence Jones, a communications specialist in the 890th Engineering Battalion, is directed out of a C-130J aircraft by Senior Airman Tony Distefano, a loadmaster in the 815th Airlift Squadron. The Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard teamed up for a joint training scenario called Joint Conquest here and at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi Sept. 11-13. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)