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  • 621 CRW welcomes new commander

    Col. Charles R. Henderson took the reins of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Col. James A. Copher in a change of command ceremony at the Global Reach Deployment Center here, June 29.Major Gen. Fredrick H. Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presided over the event and

  • Belgian military students tour CRW

    Approximately 60 Belgian military students of the Advance Staff Course held in Brussels, Belgium, participated in a tour of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, including the 621st Contingency Response Wing, June 23, 2016. During the tour, the 621 CRW conducted a demonstration at the Global

  • Devil Raiders exercise air mobility operations

    As the night sky provided concealment, U.S. and Polish Soldiers clear the landing zone of opposing forces allowing British Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinooks to deliver an Airfield Assessment team to evaluate the airstrip during phase two of Exercise Swift Response 16.  The team from the 621st

  • AMLOs keep communication flowing during SR16

    As Exercise Swift Response 16 phase II began with C-130 aircraft flying overhead and Soldiers operating on the ground, Air Mobility Liaison Officers kept effective communications flowing between the two elements ensuring a successful exercise.  Air Mobility Liaison Officers assigned to U.S. Air

  • CRW announces future strategy

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing recently announced its future strategy, which provides a comprehensive multi-phased plan for developing operationally agile forces as directed by higher headquarters strategic guidance.In keeping with Air Force’s Future Operating Concept released in September

  • Small team, big impact during Swift Response ‘16

    The buzzing of C-130 Hercules aircraft and CH-47 Chinook helicopter propellers could be heard throughout the Bydgoszcz Airport as a Contingency Response Team worked to load and unload cargo aircraft during Exercise Swift Response ‘16.The small team of Airmen forming the CRT came from the 821st

  • Devil Raiders take on Road Warriors

    As UH-1N Huey helicopters circle overhead patrolling the area in support of convoy operations, Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing use the terrain as camouflage in preparation for an ambush to try and take a high value asset.The 621st CRW played the opposing force, where they acted as

  • 621st CRW Airmen rapidly respond after earthquake in Ecuador

    The United States, in coordination with the Ecuadorian government, deployed eight Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing to Ecuador to support ongoing international relief efforts for victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated the South American country April 16.U.S.

  • Murphy can’t stop 821st CRG, Cerberus Strike

    As the screaming U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules stood still at the Fort Carson flightline, multiple Airmen scrambled to figure out how they were going to fit a huge trailer into the aircraft.With each millimeter just as important as the next, the trailer was slowly and carefully backed up onto the

  • CRW Airmen participate in Green Flag, JRTC

    Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing recently participated in exercises Green Flag and Joint Readiness Training Center near Fort Polk, La.The exercises gave the Airmen a chance to test their ability to open a bare base, load and unload cargo from aircraft, and set up communications