A C-17 Globemaster III sits at an intermediate staging base established at Mackall Army Airfield, N.C. by the 621st Contingency Response Wing, stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. and U.S. Army Soldiers of the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., during Joint Operational Access Exercise 12-02, June 4. JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises and contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)