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

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. 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.

A C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, departs while an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft flown by the 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, arrives at Rifle Garfiield County Airport, Colorado, Sept. 15, 2021. Active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve Citizen Airmen gathered at the airfield 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.

A C-130H Hercules aircraft with the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, drops cargo Sept. 14, 2021, at the Rifle Garfield County Airport, Colorado. Active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Reserve Citizen Airmen gathered at airfield 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.

Tech. Sgt. Melvin Tucker, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Senior Airman Raymond Thomas, 910th LRS, Youngstown Air Reserve Base, Ohio, get hands on Tactical Combat Casualty Care training Sept. 15, 2021, at Rifle Garfield County Airport, Colorado during 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17, 2021. The exericses is 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 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.

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

RIFLE, Colo.

Master Sgt. David Swaney, 153rd Logisitics Readiness Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, drags a fuel hose to the aircraft as part of wet-wing defuel training Sept. 13, 2021. Fellow fuels technicans from the active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force reservists trained on wet-wing defueling to offload fuel from an aircraft 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, 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

GUERNSEY, Wyo.

Special tactics operator from 17th Special Tactics Squadron secures his parachute after a high altitude, low opening jump from a C-130 Hercules during the Rally in the Rockies 2021 exercise Sept. 13, 2021. The exercise involves various units training across three states, training to conduct all-domain operations against a near-peer adversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Walker) Share