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.

(From left) Tech. Sgt. Jared Bull, Master Sgt. Alan Plant, Senoir Airman Wyatt Ryan, Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Tyndal, radio frequency transition systems technicians from the 433rd Contingency Response Flight, 315th CRF, 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron, and 512th CRF, establish radio communications during exercise Patriot Palm, Jan 28, 2020, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii. Establishing communications within an hour of landing is a top priority to mobile units during exercise Patriot Palm.(U.S. Air Force photo/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: 200128-F-UL476-1370.JPG

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