19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published May 10, 2021
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing taxis on the flightline at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, May 1, 2021. The 19th Airlift Wing utilized Volk Field ANG Base to host its ROCKI 21-02 exercise, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing – becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt Charles Rivezzo)
Airmen assigned to the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron offload cargo from a C-130J Super Hercules at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, April 30, 2021. The 19th Airlift Wing utilized Volk Field ANG Base to host its ROCKI 21-02 exercise, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing – becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct i
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19th Airlift Wing’s ROCKI 21-02 exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base came to a close May 6, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing–becoming
Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise environment.
The overarching intent of ROCKI 21-02 focused on testing the rapid insertion of an AEW into a bare-base environment, establishing logistics and communications with theater command and control in order to receive follow-on forces, generate mission employment, and project combat power across all domains.
“Today’s adversaries possess the capability to strike our operational centers of gravity, directly threatening our capability to project agile combat airlift,” said
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19th Airlift Wing’s ROCKI 21-02 exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base came to a close May 6, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing–becoming
Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise environment.
The overarching intent of ROCKI 21-02 focused on testing the rapid insertion of an AEW into a bare-base environment, establishing logistics and communications with theater command and control in order to receive follow-on forces, generate mission employment, and project combat power across all domains.
“Today’s adversaries possess the capability to strike our operational centers of gravity, directly threatening our capability to project agile combat airlift,” said
By Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware, 307th Bomb Wing / Published May 09, 2021
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelin Eberly, a pavements and equipment journeyman assigned to the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a mini excavator to grade and pack dirt at Camp Kamassa in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, May 6, 2021. Reserve civil engineer squadrons from Barksdale, Hill, and McGuire Air Force Base joined forces to continue construction of the camp as part of the partnership between Mississippi’s Toughest Kids Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Program. The IRT Program matches military contributions with community resources to provide training for service members by fulfilling local needs, such as infrastructure projects nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Callie Ware)