AMC commander visits Travis CRW Airmen

Senior Airman Arthur Reese, 921st Contingency Response Squadron force protection journeyman, shows the monitor of the small unmanned aircraft system to Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, Air Mobility Command command chief, Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The sUAS is a recent addition to the 621st Contingency Response Wing’s capabilities and is projected to be used as a force protection aid to observe potential threats during daytime and nighttime hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, listens to Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Clemons, 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron mobile command control communications and computer supervisor, about the capabilities of the 621st Contingency Response Wing’s communications equipment Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Van Ovost is currently the highest-ranking female in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, smiles while listening to Col. Doug Jackson, 621st Contingency Response Wing commander, about the wing mission Aug. 31, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Jackson has commanded the 621st CRW since May 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Chief Master Sgt. Amy Riley, 621st Contingency Response Wing command chief, left, takes a selfie with the Air Mobility Command command team and members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing on Sept. 1, 2020, after the command team’s visit of the CRW’s Global Reach Deployment Center on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. During the AMC command team’s immersion, they were shown a variety of mission sets and capabilities that the CRW brings to AMC and U.S. Transportation Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Staff Sgt. Kate Vojtko, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, familiarizes Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, right, with the controls and features of the MRZR all-terrain vehicle Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. This visit marked the first time Van Ovost had traveled to Travis since taking command of AMC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Tech. Sgt. Giacomo Zignago, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron independent duty medical technician, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, Air Mobility Command command chief, provide tactical combat casualty care to a simulated gunshot victim Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. This visit marked the first time Kruzelnick had traveled to Travis since being selected as AMC’s senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, Air Mobility Command command chief, left, and Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, listen to Capt. Sean Dronen, 921st Contingency Response Squadron, about the capabilities of the tactical operations center Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. During the AMC command team’s immersion, they were shown a variety of mission sets and capabilities that the 621st Contingency Response Wing brings to AMC and U.S. Transportation Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, speaks to Master Sgt. Caleb Dysert, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron operations superintendent, Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. During Van Ovost’s immersion, she applauded members of the 571st MSAS for their ability to build partnerships with air forces in Central and South American countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Capt. Kaitlin Morones, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron Readiness Flight commander, briefs Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif., about a recent mobile training team’s visit to Ecuador. The MTT’s visit to Ecuador was the squadron’s first foreign travel since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, right, talks with Master Sgt. Charlie Marino Franco, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron weather air advisor, about his role in building partnerships with South and Central American countries, Sept. 1, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Marino Franco was coined by Van Ovost for his outstanding performance during recent mobile training team taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, listens to Col. Doug Jackson, 621st Contingency Response Wing commander, about the wing mission Aug. 31, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Van Ovost is currently the highest-ranking female in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Chief Master Sgt. Amy, Riley, 621st Contingency Response Wing command chief, left, briefs Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, bottom, about the 621st CRW mission Aug. 31, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. This trip to Travis is Van Ovost’s first since promoting to general and since taking command of AMC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)

Maj. Hank Goldsmith, 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron, fields questions from Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, about his squadron’s mission Aug. 31, 2020, on Travis Air Force Base, Calif. This trip to Travis is Van Ovost’s first since promoting to general and since taking command of AMC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)