Out of This World

Video by Airman 1st Class Eric Mann

Exercise Trident Juncture, Ultimate Reach

18th Air Force

Nov. 4, 2015 | 2:07

Approximately 500 members of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, partnered with 18th Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crews from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for Exercise Ultimate Reach 16, Nov. 4, in Spain. During the transport, KC-10 Extenders from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst performed mid-Atlantic refuels for the C-17 fleet. Ultimate Reach in an annual U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored live-fly exercise designed to evaluate 18th Air Force's transportation units' ability to plan and conduct strategic airdrop missions. Ultimate Reach 16 is a sub-exercise of Exercise Trident Juncture, NATO's largest global exercise in 20 years, which consists of 36,000 troops from more than 35 NATO nations. The Ultimate Reach portion of the exercise enhances 18th Air Force's interoperability and partnership with NATO allies and sister services. (U.S. Air Force video by SrA Eric Mann/released)