Ready, Set, Respond-315AW Airmen train in the Tropics

A team of Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., trained in rapid response deployment scenarios during exercise Patriot Palm with joint-service members from the Marines, Coast Guard, Army, and FBI Jan. 27-30, 2020, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii.

One of the key players in the exercise was the 315th Contingency Response Flight, which is part of the 315 AW. Starting from a bare base, CRF units are meant to set up an operating airfield within only hours.

C-17 Globemaster III from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, lands during exercise Patriot Palm, Jan 30, 2020, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii. A joint-team of several components such as, air transportation specialists, air crew, aeromedical and contingency response members, participated with the 315th Contingency Response Flight, from Joint Base Charleston, in support of exercise Patriot Palm. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Della Creech)

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Tags: Photojournalism, JBCHS, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Public Affairs, PA, Charleston, 315th AW PA, Patriot Palm, 315CRF

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Della Creech | VIRIN: 200130-F-UL476-1008.JPG

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