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C-17 crews help realign assets to Afghanistan


C-17 crews help realign assets to Afghanistan

U.S. Soldiers, Airmen and civilian contractors push equipment into the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, in Iraq Jan. 25, 2018. The C-17 transported troops and equipment to forward operating locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO Resolute Support missions. The C-17 is not only proficient in transporting troops and cargo, but can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and transport ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

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The 92nd Medical Group is now allowing some TRICARE beneficiaries the choice to switch to an off base civilian primary care manager. The MDG is sending out mailers to eligible beneficiaries titled “The Choice is Yours,” but patients don’t have to wait until they receive a letter in order to make the change. Eligible beneficiaries are those non-active duty patients enrolled in Family Health or Flight Medicine. For TRICARE Prime active-duty family members, there will not be any out-of-pocket costs. For retirees and their family members, be aware that there may be applicable fees, depending on an individual’s TRICARE plan. For more information on fees, visit https://tricare.mil/Costst/HealthPlanCosts. To change your PCM, online visit https://tricare.mil, call Health Net at 1-844-866-9378 or visit the Patient Administration Office on the first floor of the Fairchild AFB clinic. (courtesy photo)
Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC artillery units mission is to provide long range fire support to infantry ground forces down-range in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
155 mm projectiles for a M777A2 howitzer sit beside their ammo truck during a live-fire U.S. Marine Corps training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The M777 howitzer is a towed, lightweight artillery piece that succeeded the M198 howitzer in the USMC and U.S. Army in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Staff Sgt. Alexx Bullion, Reserve Marine P Battery 5/14 artillery section chief, pauses between fire missions during a live-fire, artillery training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC firing positions are centered around a fire direction center and deploy several gun sections, each with it’s own M777A2 howitzer weapon system, support trucks and crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Marines of P Battery 5/14 break down a M777A2 howitzer weapon system and prepare it for towing during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The M777A2 howitzer weighs less than 10,000 pounds and can be easily towed by support trucks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The muzzle brake located at the end of a M777A2 howitzer barrel, takes the energy of the extra propellant gases when fired and redirects it backwards into the ground, slowing the recoil and preventing the weapon from bouncing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC crews can fire an M777A2 howitzer up to five rounds a minute under intense firing conditions and can provide a sustained rate of fire of two rounds a minute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Marines of P Battery 5/14 use a ramming rod to push a 100-pound, high explosive projectile into the barrel of a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. In use by several armies by the mid-seventeenth century, the howitzer continues to be a staple of siege warfare to this day, allowing long-range, indirect fire on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Marines from Battery P, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, haul 155 mm projectiles for a M777A2 howitzer weapon system to separate gun emplacements during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. Using guided munitions, The M777 can fire accurately at a range of up to 25 miles away and may be accurate to within 11 yards of a target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
Staff Sgt. Alexx Bullion, Reserve Marine P Battery 5/14 artillery section chief, calls out orders to Marines manning a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC Battery P conducts four live-fire artillery exercises performed each year, in addition to small-arms marksmanship and machine gun training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
92nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen attach a tow bar to a specialized ground vehicle before moving a KC-135 Stratotanker into a hangar at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Sept. 11, 2017. The KC-135 Stratotanker is the primary air refueling aircraft for the United States Air Force and has been doing so for more than 50 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Sean Campbell)
92nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen prepare to move a KC-135 Stratotanker during the Titan Fury exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Sept. 11, 2017. The KC-135 Stratotanker is the primary air refueling aircraft for the United States Air Force and has been doing so for more than 50 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Sean Campbell)