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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cory Dodge, 435th Contingency Response Squadron operations flight chief, operates a kestrel wind meter during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 14, 2025. Measuring real-time wind speed and direction was a critical step in assessing landing conditions, providing pilots with accurate guidance on landing safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, lands on a temporary landing zone during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 14, 2025. Training with the aircraft in austere conditions allowed crews to refine their ability to deliver critical supplies and personnel where traditional runways may not exist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Barrett Blunt, second from right, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response team chief, provides an end-of-day brief during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 12, 2025. The 435th CRS was responsible for creating and maintaining the temporary airstrip during this exercise, enabling the safe arrival and departure of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules pilot assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron waits for cargo to be off-loaded from his aircraft during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 14, 2025. Training with the aircraft in austere conditions allowed crews to refine their ability to deliver critical supplies and personnel where traditional runways may not exist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cory Dodge, 435th Contingency Response Squadron operations flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Braden Crabtree, 435th CRS contingency response air traffic controller, examine the landing zone survey during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 13, 2025. The 435th CRS demonstrated a pivotal role in enabling airpower projection across the European theater by setting up airfields and handling high-stakes logistics to maintain operational momentum in future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Powell, 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response team chief, and Tech. Sgt. Braden Crabtree, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response air traffic controller, set up a landing zone during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 13, 2025. Agile Bison strengthened interoperability between U.S. forces and NATO allies, underscoring shared defense objectives. It also provided a realistic platform to refine tactics, techniques and procedures used in rapid response scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jesse Florkowski, 435th Contingency Response Squadron mobile aerial port journeyman, loads an all-terrain vehicle onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during exercise Agile Bison 25-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 14, 2025. Airmen practiced a variety of off-loading procedures to ensure critical cargo could be delivered quickly and efficiently in locations where conventional off-loading equipment or infrastructure were unavailable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
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