Ex COARSE GRIT: Elevating 317th AW Readiness for Future Conflict
1st Lt. James Wishart, 40th Airlift Squadron co-pilot, puts together chemical gear during Exercise Coarse Grit at Ft. Bliss, Texas, April 7, 2021. Members of the 317th Airlift Wing were tested on their ability to plan their flight schedule to deny, degrade and defeat radar base integrated air defense systems, operate in a chemically contested environment, execute aeromedical evacuation tasks and conduct personnel and equipment drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)