RIFLE, Colo.

Active, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered in Colorado and Wyoming for 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17, 2021, aimed at developing Airmen for combat operations. More than 100 Airmen were at Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, Colorado taking part in the air operations portion of the exercise and honing expeditionary skill sets by taking part in Multi-Capable Airmen training where they learned skills from various Air Force jobs to include Wet-Wing Defueling and Tactical Combat Casualty Care. TCCC focuses on care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

RIFLE, Colo.

Active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve Citizen Airmen who are fuel technicians and work in Logistics Readiness Squadrons, train on wet-wing defueling to offload fuel from a C-130J Super Hercules from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 15, 2021, to a refueler truck. The Airmen gathered at Rifle-Garfield County Airport, Rifle, Colorado to take part in the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

RIFLE, Colo.

Active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve Citizen Airmen gathered at Rifle-Garfield County Airport, Rifle, Colorado to take part in the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17, 2021. Airmen from the Contingency Response Group with the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, train Airmen on radio communicaition. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

RIFLE, Colo.

Staff Sgt. Ashliynd Shepard, 934th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, learns how to drive a forklift as part of the Multi-Capable Airman Training Sept. 13, 2021. Active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve Citizen Airmen gathered at Rifle-Garfield County Airport, Rifle, Colorado to take part in the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

Tech. Sgt. Taylor Noel and Staff Sgt. Christopher Soto, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, prepare to release a low-cost, low altitude bundle for the airdrop in Taylor Park, Colorado during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

The 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules parked after landing at the Vail Valley Jet Center, Gypsum, Colorado after the airdrop at Taylor Park, Colorado during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

Maj. George Metros, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot, checks the navigation in preparation for landing at Vail Valley Jet Center, Gypsum, Colorado during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

Members of the 815th Airlift Squadron out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and the 757th Airlift Squadron out of Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio taxi after landing in formation at the Vail Valley Jet Center, Gypsum, Colorado after conducting an airdrop in Taylor Park, Colorado during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

Members of the 815th Airlift Squadron out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. and the 757th Airlift Squadron out of Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio fly in formation while conducting an airdrop at Taylor Park, Colorado during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

Maj. Nick Foreman and Lt. Col. Stephanie Brown, 815th Airlift Squadron pilots, prepare for take-off in the C-130J Super Hercules before the airdrop in Taylor Park, Colorado, while they take part in the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Will Garey) Share

GYPSUM, Colo.

Staff Sgt. James Walker, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, ties down the equipment loaded on board the C-130J Super Hercules, before it was transported from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado to Rifle-Garfield County Airport, Rifle, Colorado for use during the 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 13-17, 2021. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of operations during military actions, operations or hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek) Share

GUERNSEY, Wyo.

Personnel conducted a high altitude, low opening jump during Rally in the Rockies 2021 exercise, Sept. 13, 2021, Guernsey, Wyo. HALO jumps are typically employed when stealth is necessary to infiltrate enemy territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Walker) Share