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The Faces of EAGLE FLAG

EAGLE FLAG: Airmen and Soldiers assigned to U.S. Transportation Command's Joint Task Force-Port Opening participated in Eagle Flag 2009, a U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center-sponsored exercise designed to test their ability to establish and operate a port of debarkation and cargo distribution node. The Army's 597th Transportation Group and the Air Force's 621st Contingency Response Wing were the players this year, and they were tested on their ability to conduct airfield assessment, cargo handling, in-transit visibility, communications and forward node management. The exercise, which ran Aug 1-9, gave JTF-PO officials a good training venue to practice and demonstrate the important expeditionary capabilities it provides the U.S. military. (Caption/Staff Sgt. Matthew Bates; U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The Protector:Tech. Sgt. Thomas Tully, a security forces Airmen with the 817th Contingency Response Group, stands guard while Airmen purchase supplies and distribute humanitarian aid during EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise held Aug. 1-9 at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J. The exercise focused on the Joint Task Force-Port Opening mission which utilized the Air Force's 621st Contingency Response Wing and the Army's 597th Transportation Group to deliver and distribute equipment and supplies during a humanitarian relief operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The Whirlybird: An Army UH-60 Blackhawk flys into position for a sling-load operation during EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise hosted by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Aug. 1-9 at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. The exercise involved more than 110 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing, 50 Soldiers from the 597th Transportation Group, and 120 role players, observers and Expeditionary Center instructors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Ramos)

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The Role Players: More than 120 role players, observers and instructors took part in EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise which focused on the delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid to the citizens of Chimera, a ficticious country, following a natural disaster. Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and Soldiers from the 597th Transportation Group joined to execute a Joint Task Force-Port Opening mission in order to move in the supplies and equipment as quickly as possible. (Photo illustration/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The Heavy Lifter: A C-17 Globemaster III from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. delivers cargo to Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J. for EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise held Aug. 1-9. During the exercise, 20 aircraft sorties delivered more than 300 pallets of cargo to Airmen and Soldiers executing a Joint Task Force-Port Opening mission. JTF-PO, a capability developed by U.S. Transportation Command, utilizes Air Force and Army units to establish and operate an aerial port of debarkation and cargo distribution node. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The Overwatch: (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Joseph Reed and Master Sgt. Scott Greenwood, Airmen from the 817th Contingency Response Group, discuss a suspicious person during the EAGLE FLAG exercise held Aug. 1-9 at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J. This year's exercise focused on the Joint Task Force-Port Opening mission, which combined the Air Force's 621st Contingency Response Wing with the Army's 597th Transportation Group in order to establish and operation an aerial port and a forward distribution node to conduct humanitarian operations within the fictional country of Chimera. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The Workhorse: Staff Sgt. Josh Fleming, an aerial porter with the 817th Contingency Response Group, keeps an eye on cargo being moved from the flightline during EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise held at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, Aug. 1-9. Aerial porters formed the backbone of the exercise which focused on the delivery and distribution of supplies and equipment during a humanitarian relief operation to the ficticious country of Chimera. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The 10K: Senior Airman Caleb Carmody, an aerial porter with the 817th Contingency Response Wing, prepares to off-load cargo during EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise held Aug. 1-9 at Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, N.J. Aerial porters from the 621st Contingency Response Wing used 10K forklifts, like the one pictured, to off-load more than 300 pallets from 20 aircraft sorties during the exercise. The cargo was then organized and transported by Soldiers from the Army's 597th Transportation Group to a forward distribution node. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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The QRF: Security forces Airmen from 621st Contingency Response Wing respond to a reported incident outside of the main compound during EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise hosted by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. For the scenario, the Quick Response Force, or QRF, played a vital role in the security of the 160 Airmen and Soldiers who took part in the humanitarian relief operation following a natural disaster in the ficticious country of Chimera. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Dustin Doyle)

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Photo Essay: The Faces of EAGLE FLAG 2009

Published Aug. 11, 2009
By Capt. Dustin Doyle
621st Contingency Response Wing

LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION, N.J. -- More than 160 Airmen and Soldiers and 120 role players, observers and instructors played a role in this year's EAGLE FLAG, a joint exercise sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center.

While EAGLE FLAG typically focuses on the Air Force mission of airbase opening, this year exercised Joint Task Force-Port Opening, a mission developed by U.S. Transportation Command. During the mission, Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing and Soldiers from the 597th Transportation Group worked together to establish and operate an aerial port and a forward distribution node in order to provide humanitarian aid to the fictional country of Chimera following a natural disaster.

Here are some of the faces that played a role in EAGLE FLAG 2009.