Guard, active-duty aircrew provide airlift to reserves

Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Brian Marasco, 249th Airlift Squadron, talks with Senior Airman Ryan Beck, 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, as members of the 703rd AMXS work to ready the seats in a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 3, 2012, prior to a flight to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The combined Alaska ANG and JBER active-duty aircrew provided a team of JBER reservists airlift to Hill so they could participate in the upcoming Combat Hammer exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Guard, active-duty aircrew provide airlift to reserves

Alaska Air National Guard members from the 249th Airlift Squadron and active duty members from the 517th AS take part in a flight brief at the 517th AS, Aug. 3, 2012, prior to a flight to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The combined Alaska ANG and JBER active-duty aircrew provided a team of JBER reservists airlift to Hill so they could participate in the upcoming Combat Hammer exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Joint Air Operations: JBER troops join forces for 6th Engineer airborne mission

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron drops heavy equipment over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Joint Air Operations: JBER troops join forces for 6th Engineer airborne mission

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron prepares to drop Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Joint Air Operations: JBER troops join forces for 6th Engineer airborne mission

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron flies over an Alaska mountain range, before dropping Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

Joint Air Operations: JBER troops join forces for 6th Engineer airborne mission

A Soldier from 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb.7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)