The 315th Contingency Response Flight and other units from the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, SC, load vehicles and equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III, to participate in Exercise Patriot Sands. The teams arrive at Tallahassee International Airport and set up a command and control center.
Exercise Patriot Sands is a joint-service exercise coordinated by the Air Force Reserve, designed to integrate first responders from federal, state, local agencies and the military by providing quick response training in the event of a regional emergency or natural disaster. The exercise is conducting training across three locations: Tallahassee, FL; Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, FL; Homestead Air Reserve Base, FL More