Hawaii based Airmen deploy to RED FLAG-Alaska

Chief Master Sgt. Kyle Disney, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces loadmaster standardizations and evaluations, loads luggage onto an awaiting 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in preparation for an early morning departure to Alaska June 6 for the RED FLAG-Alaska military exercise. RED FLAG-Alaska is one of the largest international air-combat employment exercises in the world and is designed to test the specific capabilities of the military units that take part in the exercise and increase their chance of survival during actual combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

Hawaii based Airmen deploy to RED FLAG-Alaska

Amn. Jacob Willemborg, a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, guides a K-loader carrying cargo for a C-17 Globemaster III deploying to Alaska June 6 for the RED FLAG-Alaska military exercise. RED FLAG-Alaska is one of the largest international air-combat employment exercises in the world and is designed to test the specific capabilities of the military units that take part in the exercise and increase their chance of survival during actual combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

Hawaii based Airmen deploy to RED FLAG-Alaska

A 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III is fueled on the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, flightline June 6 prior to an early morning departure to Alaska for the RED FLAG-Alaska military exercise. RED FLAG-Alaska is one of the largest international air-combat employment exercises in the world and is designed to test the specific capabilities of the military units that take part in the exercise and increase their chance of survival during actual combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

Hawaii based Airmen deploy to RED FLAG-Alaska

Airmen from the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve wait to load cargo aboard a 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft preparing to deploy from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to Alaska June 6 for the RED FLAG-Alaska military exercise. RED FLAG-Alaska is one of the largest international air-combat employment exercises in the world and is designed to test the specific capabilities of the military units that take part in the exercise and increase their chance of survival during actual combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

Hawaii based Airmen deploy to RED FLAG-Alaska

Amn. Jacob Willemborg, a loadmaster from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, oversees the loading of a maintenance stand onto a 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft preparing to deploy to Alaska June 6 for the RED FLAG-Alaska military exercise. RED FLAG-Alaska is one of the largest international air-combat employment exercises in the world and is designed to test the specific capabilities of the military units that take part in the exercise and increase their chance of survival during actual combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Ben Sakrisson)

Prime BEEF

Lt. Col. Bradley Waters, 647th Civil Engineer Squadron commander at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, trims trees with a machete at Bellows Air Force Station May 23 as part of the squadron's Prime BEEF exercise. Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) teams are rapidly deployable, specialized civil engineer units, that provide a full range of engineering support required to establish, operate, and maintain garrison and contingency airbases. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Jessica Rowe)