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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, takes off from a runway during Exercise Rainer War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, takes off from a runway during Exercise Rainier War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flies over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Rainer War 22A March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, flies over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Rainer War 22A March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

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Three C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, take off from a runway during Exercise Rainer War 22-A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)

62 AW takes to the sky in Exercise Rainier War 22A

Published March 23, 2022
By Airman First Class Charles Casner
62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, takes off from a runway during Exercise Rainer War 22A at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 18, 2022. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the wing’s ability to operate and survive while defeating challenges to the U.S. military advantage in all operating domains – air, land, sea and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Casner)