Rick Binkley, a reservist from the 97th AS who will be on the flight engineer panel during the airdrop. This mission is what we train for of my 20 years of training, this will be, by far, the most challenging and rewarding non-combat airdrop mission I've ever been on. Now, it's just a matter of it all coming together. Martin Oliver, a 97th AS reservist who is one of the navigators on the mission, being in extreme cold weather isn't new to him. He said it wasn't that long ago when he was stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Mont., where the temperature plummeted to 40 below zero.
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In the Air Force, we don't get to do too many of these humanitarian missions very often. After the drop, the crew members will fly another six-hour leg back to Christchurch where they will take on fuel and fly off to Pago Pago, American Samoa, some five hours away, where they will stay over night. If you are using Internet Explorer or would rather mail directly, then click here . AF Reserve Information 5.