Heavy Lifter, Forward Posture: C-17 Arrives in Support of REFORPAC 2025

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  • By Airman Hannah Bench
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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025.

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC tests agile combat employment, logistics resilience and partner integration through degraded communications and real-time force dispersal drills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025.

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC tests agile combat employment, logistics resilience and partner integration through degraded communications and real-time force dispersal drills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistic Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing discuss plans to offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025.

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistic Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing discuss plans to offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC trains Airmen across the Pacific to operate under degraded conditions while executing real-time force projection and joint interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing exit a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025.

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing exit a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, employing more than 350 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025.

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 129th Rescue Wing offload a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, employing more than 350 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron standby to offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025.

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U.S. Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 106th Logistics Readiness Squadron standby to offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, a new way of conducting operations in a contested, dynamic environment to build capabilities making a stronger, more lethal deterrent force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)

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