GYPSUM, Colo.

Senior Master Sgt. Robert Mitchell, and Senior Airman Kaleb Walker, 757th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, pull the parachute bags into the aircraft after paratroopers static line jump from the C-130H Hercules 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.

Paratroopers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Carson, Colorado complete their jump from the C-130H Hercules 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.

Senior Airman Kaleb Walker, 757th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits at the troop door until it is time to open the cargo ramp where the 10th Special Forces Group paratroopers will complete their jump 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.

Lt. Col. Mike Hallinan, 10th Special Forces Group Airborne support battalion commander, gears up for his jump with assistance from Sgt. Geoffrey Espich, 10th SFG (A) transportation specialist, 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.

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.

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