U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Usher guides a

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Usher guides a Humvee onto a C-130 Hercules Cargo Aircraft, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., June 26, 2013. Usher is a loadmaster assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Joint Operational Access Exercise is a seven-day integrated effort between the 82nd Airborne Division and its Air Force partners. JOAX synchronizes the planning and execution of a large-scale forcible entry into a hostile are; securing sufficient freedom of movement while facing anti-access and area-denial capabilities of our enemy. The unified training two Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, six Air Force Air Wings, support elements from fires and Aviation Brigades and other enablers along with the Division Headquarters in order to prove the force multiplying value of joint operations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Henry Hoegen/Released)