Jumpers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., parachute out of a C-17 Globemaster during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Joint Forcible Entry exercise June 21, 2014, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The 82nd Airborne Division participated in the exercise for a joint integration with the U.S. Air Force to set the entry conditions for the forcible entry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Tam)
Aircrews of C-130H Hercules and C-130J Super Hercules step to their planes as they prepare to depart Creech Air Force Base, Nev., June 22, 2014. Twelve C-130H and C-130J model aircraft participated in Joint Forcible Entry, an exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force. Both services work together to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/Released)
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster lands during a USAF Weapons School Joint Forcible Entry exercise June 21, 2014, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The JFE is the USAFWS culminating advanced integration phase sortie for the C-17 and C-130 weapons instructor courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Tam)
Senior Airman Spencer Smith, from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducts pre-flight inspections on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft before departing Creech Air Force Base, Nev., June 22, 2014. Smith and other Airmen visited Creech AFB as part of Joint Forcible Entry, an exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force. Both services work together to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo/Released)
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies during a USAF Weapons School Joint Forcible Entry exercise June 21, 2014, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The JFE tests aircrews on executing a sortie in a dynamic threat environment within the ground commander’s required time frame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Tam)
Tech. Sgt. Segric Hayes, right, from the 818th Global Mobility Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., marshals a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft as it prepares to take off from Creech AFB, Nev., June 22, 2014. Hayes and other 818th CRG Airmen, along with C-130H and C-130J model aircraft from various units, participated in Joint Forcible Entry, an exercise that helps Army and Air Force improve services cohesiveness and work together to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stephani Schafer/Released)
A C-130H Hercules aircraft takes off from Creech AFB, Nev., June 22, 2014. Twelve C-130H and C-130J model aircraft participated in Joint Forcible Entry, an exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force. Both services work together to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stephani Schafer/Released)
A C-130J Super Hercules flies overhead as it prepares to land at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during Joint Forcible Entry June 21, 2014. The joint airdrop exercise is designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force. It gives both services an opportunity to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay/Released)
C-130J Super Hercules aircraft prepare to land at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during Joint Forcible Entry June 21, 2014. The joint airdrop exercise is designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force. It gives both services an opportunity to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay/Released)
Airmen from the 818th Contingency Response Group, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., run toward a C-130J Super Hercules from Dyess AFB, Texas, after it lands on the runway at Creech AFB, Nev., June 21, 2014. The 818th CRG Airmen and the aircraft participated in Joint Forcible Entry, an exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force. Both services work together to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay/Released)
Seven C-130J Super Hercules aircraft taxi after landing at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., as part of Joint Forcible Entry exercise June 21, 2014. The aircraft were used to help Airmen and Soldiers from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and visiting units enhance service cohesiveness while allowing the opportunity to properly execute large scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stephani Schafer/Released)
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