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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      U.S Army soldiers secure their parachutes prior to a static-line jump in support of Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. During the exercise, approximately 740 paratroopers were airdropped to include U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09
                        
                        
                        Soldiers secure their parachutes prior to a static-line jump in support of exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 on Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. During the exercise, about 750 paratroopers were airdropped to include Air Force and Army personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)
                
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        U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-130J for a static-line jump in support of Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. Six C-130Js assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, participated in the exercise, lending their airlift capabilities to the 3rd BCT paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09
                        
                        
                        Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., board a C-130J Super Hercules for a static-line jump in support of exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 on Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. Six C-130Js assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Dyess AFB, Texas, participated in the exercise, lending their airlift capabilities to the 3rd BCT paratroopers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)
                
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        U.S. Army Spc. Brady Spillane, 82nd Airborne Division forward observer, prepares for a static-line jump in support of Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. Spilllane is one of approximately 740 paratroopers to jump from Air Mobility Command aircraft during Green Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09
                        
                        
                        Army Spc. Brady Spillane, an 82nd Airborne Division forward observer, prepares for a static-line jump in support of exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 on Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. Spillane was one of about 750 paratroopers to jump from Air Mobility Command aircraft during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)
                
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        U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., arrive at an intermediate staging base Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. Approximately 750 paratroopers jumped from Air Mobility Command aircraft in support of Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)Exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09
                        
                        
                        Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., arrive at an intermediate staging base Aug. 18, 2016, near Fort Polk, La. About 750 paratroopers jumped from Air Mobility Command aircraft in support of exercise Green Flag Little Rock 16-09. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)
                
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Joint exercise prepares Airmen, Soldiers for contingency opsPublished Aug. 29, 2016
                    
                    By Airman Kevin Sommer Giron
                    
                    
                    19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
            **LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. (AFNS) --**Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 kicked off Aug. 18 with about 750 Army paratroopers jumping from several C-130J Super Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in the dead of night to seize and secure an assault zone.The event, referred to as “hit night,” marked the beginning of the exercise. Among the largest rotational air mobility training events in the world, the exercise is a realistic scenario-based training opportunity for the Air Force to interact with ground force elements.The emphasis of GFLR 16-09 was to strengthen the joint relationship between Air Mobility Command and the Army ground forces.During the weeklong exercise, AMC aircrews launched from Little Rock Air Force Base to an intermediate staging base in Alexandria, Louisiana, in support of Army operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, Louisiana.“We are here for our aircrews and the U.S. Army to receive the most accurate and realistic training as well as build our relationship in order to work together more cohesively and efficiently,” said Air Force Maj. Bryant Jarrell, the 34th Combat Training Squadron exercise director.Six C-130s from Little Rock AFB and Dyess AFB, Texas, flew alongside six C-17s from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The fleet lined the sky as they dropped containment delivery systems bundles and hundreds of paratroopers onto the secured zone near Fort Polk.With cargo dropped ahead of them, the Soldiers’ first objective was to create a blocking position, securing the landing zone while keeping opposing forces at bay.“Once they get the (landing zone) secured,” Jarrell said, “we can bring in follow-on cargo -- beans, bullets and more fight or whatever they need -- through landing procedures.”In total, AMC aircrews offloaded approximately 750 paratroopers, 491 tons of cargo and flew 29 sorties.“The Air Force gets the job done on time, which is good because the faster they get us out there, the faster we can do our job on the ground,” said Army Pfc. Gardinier, an 82nd Airborne Division forward observer. “All of my jumps have been off Air Force aircraft -- this being my 10th jump.”GFLR provides realistic, tactical-level, joint-combat employment training, tailored to air mobility forces and Army needs. It also allows the crossflow of information to boost communications between branches.“It’s the Army’s playground down here and a great training environment for us to utilize good airspace,” Jarrell said. “We work with the Army consistently because they’re the ones utilizing our aircraft in contingency operations. We depend on each other for land and air support, time and time again.”Little Rock AFB 



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