Leaving the heat, humidity and rain of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and heading north to Alaska for cooler temperatures and training, the 815th Airlift Squadron (AS) put its Reserve Airmen to the test from July 13-16. Working with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, the 815th AS provided airlift for more than 1,300 paratroopers as well as airdrops for heavy equipment on Day 4 of a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. (Source: 403rd Wing 07/22/21) Mississippi Note: The 815th AS is a flying unit of the Air Force assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command and part of the 403d Wing at Keesler AFB, Miss. It operates Lockheed C-130J Hercules aircraft providing global airlift. Flying Jennies train in Alaska > U.S. Air Force > Article Display (af.mil)
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