Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

Servicemembers discuss an air load training operation atop an M1A1 Abrams tank March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Airmen of 9th Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing out of Dover Air Force Base, Del. supported Soldiers of the Immediate Ready Company, which is comprised of members of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The IRC maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, unload plywood to lay down for air load training March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The plywood was a barrier between the C5 "Super Galaxy" aircraft and the unit’s Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. Soldiers of 2-7th Inf. make up the Immediate Ready Company, which maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

Soldiers and airmen unload plywood to lay down for air load training March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The plywood is a barrier between the C5 "Super Galaxy" aircraft and the Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. Soldiers of 2-7th Inf. make up the Immediate Ready Company, which maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

A Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division gives directions to an air crewman before loading an M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle onto a C5 "Super Galaxy" aircraft during air load training March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Soldiers of 2-7th Inf. make up the Immediate Ready Company, which maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

Airmen watch as Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division prepare to load an M1A1 Abrams tank onto a C5 "Super Galaxy" aircraft March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Airmen of 9th Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing out of Dover Air Force Base, Del., coordinated air support with to support 2-7th Inf. air load training for their Immediate Ready Company. The IRC maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

Sgt. James Gascon, armored crewman with the Immediate Ready Company, loads an M1A1 Abrams tank onto a C5 "Super Galaxy" aircraft during air load training March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The IRC is comprised of tankers and infantrymen of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, airmen refine air load plan for IRC

An airman with 9th Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing out of Dover Air Force Base, Del. directs an M1A1 Abrams tank off a C5 "Super Galaxy" aircraft during air load training March 28, 2017 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Airman supported the Immediate Ready Company, comprised of Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The IRC maintains readiness to support the Global Response Force within 18 hours of notification. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Released)

Soldiers, Airmen refine air load plan for IRC

Published April 12, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

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