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19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published May 10, 2021 A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing taxis on the flightline at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, May 1, 2021. The 19th Airlift Wing utilized Volk Field ANG Base to host its ROCKI 21-02 exercise, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing – becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt Charles Rivezzo) Airmen assigned to the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron offload cargo from a C-130J Super Hercules at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, April 30, 2021. The 19th Airlift Wing utilized Volk Field ANG Base to host its ROCKI 21-02 exercise, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing – becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing ....
The 19th Airlift Wing’s ROCKI 21-02 exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base came to a close May 6, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing–becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise environment. The overarching intent of ROCKI 21-02 focused on testing the rapid insertion of an AEW into a bare-base environment, establishing logistics and communications with theater command and control in order to receive follow-on forces, generate mission employment, and project combat power across all domains. “Today’s adversaries possess the capability to strike our operational centers of gravity, directly threatening our capability to project agile combat airlift,” said ....
The 19th Airlift Wing’s ROCKI 21-02 exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base came to a close May 6, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing–becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise environment. The overarching intent of ROCKI 21-02 focused on testing the rapid insertion of an AEW into a bare-base environment, establishing logistics and communications with theater command and control in order to receive follow-on forces, generate mission employment, and project combat power across all domains. “Today’s adversaries possess the capability to strike our operational centers of gravity, directly threatening our capability to project agile combat airlift,” said ....