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PACAF’s largest combat mobility flight delivers vital supplies to warfighters

Heavy cargo pallets, weighing as much as 3,400 pounds, are packet with rubber lumber at the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2018. When called upon, PACAF’s C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft airdrop the pallets, delivering critical supplies to warfighters down range as well as provide support for rescue missions in Alaska.

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PACAF’s largest combat mobility flight delivers vital supplies to warfighters

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Barber (left) and Senior Airman Sean Obermeyer, 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technicians, pack a G-12 cargo parachute at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 18, 2018. C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft use G-12 cargo parachutes to support heavy cargo pallets weighing between 501 and 2,200 pounds, providing critical supplies to warfighters down range as well as rescue missions in Alaska.

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HELL’S HIGHWAY: An Air Force Combat Trucker Story

Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Wiedmer, a vehicle operator assigned to the 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Wiedmer received the Purple Heart after he was wounded by an improvised explosive device, and suffered a traumatic brain injury and severe burns, in Iraq during his 2011 deployment in support of Operation New Dawn while serving as a lead vehicle commander with the 424th Medium Truck Detachment. Wiedmer stresses how important resiliency was to his recovery, and finds fulfillment in mentoring young Airmen saying he strives to live up to the noncommissioned officer standards he was shown as a junior Airman.

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HELL’S HIGHWAY: An Air Force Combat Trucker Story

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Arctic Warrior Top Three perform random acts of kindness

Jacquelynn Twiner, a military spouse, hugs Candace Anthony, 673d Force Support Squadron military personnel section superintendent, at the AAFES gas station at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2016. Ten Top Three volunteers in vibrant blue shirts distributed 71 gift cards at various locations on the installation as part of the Pay It Forward Initiative.

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Arctic Warrior Top Three perform random acts of kindness

Natasha Mullins, a medical technician with the 673d Surgical Squadron, receives a gift card at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commissary Sept. 16, 2016. Members of the Arctic Warrior Top Three were at various JBER locations handing out gift cards as part of the Pay It Forward Initiative.

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Arctic Warrior of the Week

Air Force Col. George T. M. Dietrich III, 673d Air Base Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson commander, presents an Arctic Warrior of the Week certificate with 673d Air Base Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Garry Berry, to Senior Airman Yoon Meyers, 673d Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, Sept. 1, 2016. (Courtesy photo)

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A league of his own

Gregory Eissens, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems Airman with the 732d Aircraft Mobility Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, prepares a pitch at Mulcahy Baseball Stadium, at Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2016. Eissens made his Alaska Baseball League pitching debut playing for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the 2016 season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez)

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A league of his own

The Anchorage Glacier Pilots leave the baseball field after the final game of the 2016 regular season at Mulcahy Baseball Stadium, Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 3, 2016. The Glacier Pilots beat the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks 4 to 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez)

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A league of his own

Gregory Eissens, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems Airman with the 732d Aircraft Mobility Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, stands at Mulcahy Baseball Stadium following the final game of the 2016 regular season, Aug. 3, 2016. Eissens hopes to one day play in the MLB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Javier Alvarez)

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Memorial Day: Military leaders honor and reflect

Gene Horner rehearses Taps with the joint armed forces color team prior to the city of Anchorages annual Memorial Day Ceremony, May 30, 2016. Memorial Day Is a day dedicated to the remembrance of the more than one million service members who gave their lives to secure American freedoms. (Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)

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Memorial Day: Military leaders honor and reflect

The joint armed forces color team rehearses prior to the city of Anchorages annual Memorial Day Ceremony, May 30, 2016. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was established in 1868 by Union veterans as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of those who died during the Civil War. (Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)

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Memorial Day: Military leaders honor and reflect

Air Force Brig. Gen. Karen Mansfield, Alaska Air National Guard assistant adjutant general, speaks at the Anchorages annual Memorial Day Ceremony, May 30, 2016. Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1971 with the passage of the National Holiday Act by Congress. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. William Banton)

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