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A student from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program talks with 1st Lt. Ralph Andrew Carios, 535th Airlift Squadron pilot, about the role of the 535th AS in the Air Force’s mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. Students visited JBPHH as part of a tour of military commands on the island of Oahu to learn about the Department of Defense’s role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program tour a C-17 Globemaster III static display at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. Students met with Air Force crew members to learn more about the aircraft’s mission and the Airmen it takes to get the mission done. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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1st Lt. Ralph Andrew Carios, 535th Airlift Squadron pilot, receives a challenge coin from Taylor Fravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program Arthur and Ruth Sloan professor of Political Science director, during a base tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. Students toured a C-17 Globemaster III static display and met with Air Force crew members to learn more about the aircraft’s mission and the Airmen it takes to get the mission done. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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Lt. Col. Mark Hamilton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program National Defense Fellow, talks with Senior Airman Anthony Wagnon, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, about his career and responsibilities at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. Students visited JBPHH as part of a tour of military commands on the island of Oahu to learn about the Department of Defense’s role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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Airman First Class William Baldwin, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 assistant dedicated crew chief, discusses the C-17 Globemaster III capabilities to students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program during a tour at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. Students toured a C-17 Globemaster III static display and met with Air Force crew members to learn more about the aircraft’s mission and the Airmen it takes to get the mission done. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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Airman First Class Taylor Williams, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, briefs students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program about equipment used on board a C-17 Globemaster III to secure cargo at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. The MIT Security Studies Programs accepts one serving member of the United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and two serving members of the Army to participate in classes. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program learn about aircraft safety before boarding a C-17 Globemaster III static display at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 24, 2022. Students visited JBPHH as part of a tour of military commands on the island of Oahu to learn about the Department of Defense’s role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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15th Wing welcomes MIT Security Studies Program

Published March 25, 2022
By By 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- A student from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program talks with 1st Lt. Ralph Andrew Carios, 535th Airlift Squadron pilot, about the role of the 535th AS in the Air Force’s mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 23, 2022. Students visited JBPHH as part of a tour of military commands on the island of Oahu to learn about the Department of Defense’s role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)

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