U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, break down an expeditionary tent during the reaggregation phase of Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Northwest Field spoke, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 15, 2024. AR 24-1 serves as an Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) certifying training event for the 3rd AEW, a requirement for the deployment of forces. AFFORGEN is an evolving concept that allows the Department of the Air Force to ensure force presentation and force generation models are aligned to the way the service intends to operate in the future high-end fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, set up an expeditionary tent during Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian Forward Operating Site, Northern Mariana Islands, April 8, 2024. The expeditious build-up of the Tinian FOS was made possible through the employment of the Air Force concept of Mission-Ready Airmen. MRA optimizes wartime operational mission generation through Airmen working side-by-side with Airmen outside their Air Force Specialty Code and applying those core skills when needed, in order to make the mission happen. In a wartime environment, ensuring redundancies with Airmen understanding and being able to act outside their core specialty will increase the survivability and effectiveness of forces in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Durand, a 3rd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, gives direction to Airmen from the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing on using bamboo to build a shelter during Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian Forward Operating Site, Northern Mariana Islands, April 9, 2024. The expeditious build-up of the Tinian FOS was made possible through the employment of the Air Force concept of Mission-Ready Airmen. MRA optimizes wartime operational mission generation through Airmen working side-by-side with Airmen outside their Air Force Specialty Code and applying those core skills when needed, in order to make the mission happen. In a wartime environment, ensuring redundancies with Airmen understanding and being able to act outside their core specialty will increase the survivability and effectiveness of forces in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)
U.S. Air Force aerial porters from the 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and the 734th Air Mobility Squadron out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, prepare cargo for airlift during the reaggregation phase of Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian spoke, Northern Mariana Islands, April 17, 2024. AR 24-1 is a 3rd Wing-led exercise that focuses on Agile Combat Employment and a hub-and-spoke concept of operations with an operations center, or hub, located at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and four disaggregated locations serving as spokes. The exercise employs combat-representative roles and processes to deliberately target all participants as a training audience and stress the force’s capability to generate combat air power in an expeditious manner across the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares for takeoff to transport service members and cargo back to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, during the reaggregation phase of Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian spoke, Northern Mariana Islands, April 17, 2024. AR 24-1 is an effort from the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, composed of several units from JBER; Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; Yokota AB; and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, coming together as the 3rd AEW to exercise Agile Combat Employment, rehearse capabilities in an operationally relevant environment and to provide air dominance, global mobility and command and control with a hub-and-spoke system of operations based out of Andersen AFB. The 3rd AEW Airmen are training as Mission-Ready Airmen (MRA), focusing on a mix of skills needed to optimize wartime operational mission generation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Squadron out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, board a C-130 Hercules out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the reaggregation phase of Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Tinian spoke, Northern Mariana Islands, April 17, 2024. Approximately 800 U.S. Air Force Airmen flew, maintained and supported 29 aircraft operating at five disaggregated locations during AR 24-1. The exercise employed combat-representative roles and processes to deliberately target all participants as a training audience and stress the force’s capability to generate combat air power in an expeditious manner across the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare a C-130J Hercules for takeoff to Tinian spoke during Exercise Agile Reaper 24-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 8, 2024. AR 24-1 is an effort from the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing, composed of several units from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; Yokota Air Base, Japan; and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, coming together as the 3rd AEW to exercise Agile Combat Employment, rehearse capabilities in an operationally relevant environment and to provide air dominance, global mobility and command and control with a hub-and-spoke system of operations based out of Andersen AFB. The 3rd AEW Airmen are training as Mission-Ready Airmen (MRA), focusing on a mix of skills needed to optimize wartime operational mission generation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)