Thunderdome 17-02 tests SJ's rapid deployment capabilities
Staff Sgt. Richard Averitt, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, verifies the dimensions and weight of a weapon loader to be loaded onto an aircraft July 20, 2017, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. This cargo was part of exercise Thunderdome 17-02, which is designed to evaluate the 4th Fighter Wing’s ability to generate and deploy aircraft, Airmen and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)