9th Air Force and JECC partner in JTF forming exercise
U.S. Airmen from the 9th Air Force, based at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen from the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, Naval Station Norfolk, Va., discuss options to present a joint solution during the Joint Task Force-9 Staff Exercise 18-3 at Shaw AFB, March 7, 2018. During the STAFFEX, the JECC executed is ability to help a component establish a JTF, while enabling the 9th AF achieve its training objectives. STAFFEX 18-3 was the first 9th AF-led exercise to incorporate the joint community as the Numbered Air Force continues efforts to achieve Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein’s goal to obtain the service’s first certified JTF command and control capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Ingold)