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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Army 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team prepare to load a Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicle aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The exercise was the first of its kind, and verified the C-17s assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron could load and transport the combat vehicles and crew.131017-F-HL283-101
                        
                        
                        Army 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team prepare to load a Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicle aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The exercise was the first of its kind, and verified the C-17s assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron could load and transport the combat vehicles and crew.
                
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        Army 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team load a Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicle aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise with the help of 535th Airlift Squadron loadmasters on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013.131017-F-HL283-143
                        
                        
                        Army 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team load a Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicle aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise with the help of 535th Airlift Squadron loadmasters on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013.
                
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        Senior Airman Jacob Willenborg (left), 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, helps secure the load of a Stryker medical evacuation vehicle assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The Stryker is used to provide quick response maneuvering capability, enhanced survivability and lethality and expand fight versatility.131017-F-HL283-129
                        
                        
                        Senior Airman Jacob Willenborg (left), 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, helps secure the load of a Stryker medical evacuation vehicle assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The Stryker is used to provide quick response maneuvering capability, enhanced survivability and lethality and expand fight versatility.
                
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        Senior Airman Jacob Willenborg, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a Stryker and trailer aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The vehicle was loaded as part of a validation exercise, which tested the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team's ability to load their interim armored vehicles onto C-17s and fly them to the Pohakuloa Training Area in Kona, Hawaii.131017-F-HL283-088
                        
                        
                        Senior Airman Jacob Willenborg, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a Stryker and trailer aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The vehicle was loaded as part of a validation exercise, which tested the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team's ability to load their interim armored vehicles onto C-17s and fly them to the Pohakuloa Training Area in Kona, Hawaii.
                
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        Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pettengill, 380th Ground Liaison Detachment, guides a Stryker driver and crew assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The MEV is the Battalion Aid Station for brigade units, providing treatment for serious injury and advanced trauma cases.131017-F-HL283-092
                        
                        
                        Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pettengill, 380th Ground Liaison Detachment, guides a Stryker driver and crew assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a validation exercise on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The MEV is the Battalion Aid Station for brigade units, providing treatment for serious injury and advanced trauma cases.
                
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        Senior Airman Jacob Willenborg, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a Stryker and trailer aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The vehicle was loaded as part of a validation exercise, which tested the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team's ability to load their interim armored vehicles onto C-17s and fly them to the Pohakuloa Training Area in Kona, Hawaii.131017-F-HL283-111
                        
                        
                        Senior Airman Jacob Willenborg, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a Stryker and trailer aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 17, 2013. The vehicle was loaded as part of a validation exercise, which tested the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team's ability to load their interim armored vehicles onto C-17s and fly them to the Pohakuloa Training Area in Kona, Hawaii.
                
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C-17 Airmen load, move Strykers during first ever exercisePublished Oct. 31, 2013
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Terri Paden
                    
                    
                    15th Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) --**Airmen from the 15th Wing and Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division loaded
Stryker combat vehicles onto C-17s for the first time during an Emergency
Deployment Readiness Exercise in Hawaii Oct. 17. 
In this first practical
demonstration, the C-17 crews successfully uploaded two of the Army's Stryker combat
vehicles and flew them to Pohakuloa Training Area on Kona for the exercise.  Exercise players 
included the Army's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and
the Air Force's 535th Airlift Squadron and 15th Wing.
The Stryker, the
Army's Interim Armored Vehicle, is used to provide quick response maneuvering
capability, enhanced survivability and lethality and expand fight
versatility.
Until now, the Army has always moved their Hawaii based
Stryker vehicles via ships.
"We all knew the C-17 can carry Strykers, but
this is a very big deal for us," said Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pettengill, 380th
Ground Liaison Detachment. "It is the first time we have loaded the Strykers
onto the C-17 and conducted a fly-away mission with them."
The C-17
Globemaster III is known for being able to rapidly deploy troops and cargo all
over the world; however, this recent validation exercise confirmed the 535th's
ability to extend the range of Hawaii-based armored units.
Army Warrant
Officer Danny Thurman of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team said though the initial purpose
of the exercise was to simply validate the ability to transport the Strykers,
the short timeline enabled the 25 ID to test the Army's ability to deploy a
quick reaction force.
"The timeline for this exercise was extremely
short. In less than 24 hours we were able to plan, coordinate and execute the
mission," said Pettengill. "This would not have been possible without the close
relationship between the 15th Wing and the 25th ID. This training validated 2
SBCT's proficiency as a quick reaction force, further enhancing USARPAC's rapid
deployment capability as USPACOM's response force in the Pacific AOR [area of
responsibility.]"Stryker 



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