621st CRW Airmen support Earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador

Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Group prepare equipment to be joint inspected before being loaded on a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft before departing Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to support earthquake response efforts in Ecuador, April 21, 2016. The 621st Contingency Response Wing is providing an assessment team that includes subject matter liaisons in the realms of aerial port operations, cargo movement, material handling equipment, and communications. The 621st CRW maintains a ready corps of light, lean and agile mobility support forces able to respond as directed in order to meet combatant command requirements for humanitarian aid operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks/Released)

621st CRW Airmen support Earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador

Col. Rhett Champagne, 821st Contingency Response Group commander, directs a Humvee onto a scale to check the weight and center balance before being loaded on a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft before departing Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to support earthquake response efforts in Ecuador, April 21, 2016. The 621st Contingency Response Wing is providing an assessment team that includes subject matter liaisons in the realms of aerial port operations, cargo movement, material handling equipment, and communications. The 621st CRW maintains a ready corps of light, lean and agile mobility support forces able to respond as directed in order to meet combatant command requirements for humanitarian aid operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks/Released)

621st CRW Airmen support Earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador

Airman 1st Class Mason Mcanear, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, measures an all-terrain vehicle during a joint inspection before it was loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft before departing Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to support earthquake response efforts in Ecuador, April 21, 2016. The 621st Contingency Response Wing is providing an assessment team that includes subject matter liaisons in the realms of aerial port operations, cargo movement, material handling equipment, and communications. The 621st CRW maintains a ready corps of light, lean and agile mobility support forces able to respond as directed in order to meet combatant command requirements for humanitarian aid operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks/Released)

621st CRW Airmen support earthquake relief efforts in Ecuador

Published April 27, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Robert Hicks
621st Contingency Response Wing Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 621st Contingency Response Wing sent an eight-member airfield assessment team that arrived in Manta, Ecuador, April 22 to help in assessing damage to the airfield and to identify necessary repairs.