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U.S. Air Contingent enhances Philippine military, civilian mass casualty response skills

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Courtney Finkbeiner, casualty evacuation mission commander, discusses the simulated mass casualty drill with her Filipino counterparts as part of a mass casualty response exercise during the current iteration of a rotational Air Contingent at Brigadier General Benito N Ebuen Air Base, Philippines, Sept. 29, 2016. The Air Contingent is helping build the capacity of the Philippine Air Force and increases joint training, promotes interoperability and provides greater and more transparent air and maritime situational awareness to ensure safety for military and civilian activities in international waters and airspace. Its missions include air and maritime domain awareness, personnel recovery, combating piracy, and assuring access to the air and maritime domains in accordance with international law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Lazane)
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U.S. Air Contingent enhances Philippine military, civilian mass casualty response skills

Philippine Air Force members carry a simulated patient toward a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft as part of a mass casualty response exercise during the current iteration of a rotational Air Contingent at Brigadier General Benito N Ebuen Air Base, Philippines, Sept. 29, 2016. The Air Contingent is helping build the capacity of the Philippine Air Force and increases joint training, promotes interoperability and provides greater and more transparent air and maritime situational awareness to ensure safety for military and civilian activities in international waters and airspace. Its missions include air and maritime domain awareness, personnel recovery, combating piracy, and assuring access to the air and maritime domains in accordance with international law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Lazane)
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U.S. Air Contingent enhances Philippine military, civilian mass casualty response skills

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nick Wentworth, independent medical duty technician, assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, exchanges lessons learned with his Philippine Air Force counterparts in the midst of a mass casualty response capstone event during the current iteration of a rotational Air Contingent at Brigadier General Benito N Ebuen Air Base, Philippines, Sept. 29, 2016. During the mass casualty subject matter expert exchange, civilian and military disaster response experts from the two countries met together to exchange ideas and best practices. The Air Contingent is helping build the capacity of the Philippine Air Force and increases joint training, promotes interoperability and provides greater and more transparent air and maritime situational awareness to ensure safety for military and civilian activities in international waters and airspace. Its missions include air and maritime domain awareness, personnel recovery, combating piracy, and assuring access to the air and maritime domains in accordance with international law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Lazane)
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U.S. Air Contingent enhances Philippine military, civilian mass casualty response skills

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Dzyndra, mission navigator, 36th Airlift Squadron, 374 Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan (middle), stands with two Philippine Air Force pilots prior to the trio's participation in a mass casualty response drill during the current iteration of a rotational Air Contingent at Brigadier General Benito N Ebuen Air Base, Philippines, Sept. 29, 2016. Two C-130 Hercules aircraft and crews from 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, the 36th Contingency Response Group from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and other units from across U.S. Pacific Command conducted bilateral training missions and subject matter expert exchanges alongside their Philippine Air Force counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Lazane)
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U.S. Air Contingent enhances Philippine military, civilian mass casualty response skills

A Philippine Air Force UH-1 prepares to lift off from a simulated incident site during a mass casualty response drill as part of the current iteration of a rotational Air Contingent at Brigadier General Benito N Ebuen Air Base, Philippines Sept. 29, 2016. During the drill, civilian and military disaster response experts met together to exchange ideas and best practices. The Air Contingent is helping build the capacity of the Philippine Air Force and increases joint training, promotes interoperability and provides greater and more transparent air and maritime situational awareness to ensure safety for military and civilian activities in international waters and airspace. Its missions include air and maritime domain awareness, personnel recovery, combating piracy, and assuring access to the air and maritime domains in accordance with international law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Lazane)
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Operation Christmas Drop

Crew members wave to islanders as a C-130H from the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, flies over the Island of Fais during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is a humanitarian aid/disaster relief training event where C-130 crews provide critical supplies to 56 islands throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C 1-30 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)
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Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, push a low-cost low-altitude bundle from the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. This is the first trilateral Operation Christmas Drop where the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force will work together to provide critical supplies to 56 Micronesian islands impacting 20,000 people covering 1,000 by 1,800 nautical miles while training for regional humanitarian aid and disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)
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Operation Christmas Drop

A low-cost, low-altitude bundle sits on the back of a C-130H during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense's longest running humanitarian airlift mission. This year marks the first ever trilateral execution that includes air support from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force C 1-30 aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa K. Mekpongsatorn)
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Mission highlight

A C-130 Hercules flies over Izu Peninsula, Japan, Oct. 14, 2015. Performing regular in-flight operations gives all related personnel real-world experience to stay prepared for contingency situations and regular operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)
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Pacific Angel Philippines partnership building commences

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing is parked with engines running at the Tagbiliran Airport as Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military members transfer supplies to an Armed Forces of the Philippines vehicle in support of Pacific Angel Philippines at Tagbiliran, Philippines, Aug. 13, 2015. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
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Pacific Angel Philippines partnership building commences

Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military members transfer supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules with the 133rd Airlift Wing to an Armed Forces of the Philippines vehicle in support of Operation Pacific Angel Philippines at Tagbiliran Airport, Philippines, Aug. 13, 2015. Pacific Angel is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military operation, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich/Released)
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Hurricane Hunters fly into Flossie

A C-130 Hurricane Hunter aircraft sits on the flightline at Hickam Air Force Base on 13 August, 2007. The Air Force Reserve Command sent four of the specially equipped C-130s to Hickam to fly into Hurricane Flossie. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)
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