913 AG supports Eager Lion 2018

U.S. Air Force Reserve Capt. John Leslie, 327th Airlift Squadron pilot, 913th Airlift Group, conducts low-level training through the mountainous terrain of Wadi Rum in southern Jordan April 20, 2018 while supporting Eager Lion 2018. Also called The Valley of the Moon, the valley is carved into sandstone and granite rocks and is located in southern Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for, “sand valley.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Scott Klobucher, a loadmaster assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, 913th Airlift Group, takes in Wadi Rum in southern Jordan April 16, 2018 while supporting Eager Lion 2018. Also called The Valley of the Moon, the valley is carved into sandstone and granite rocks and is located in southern Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for, “sand valley.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

Airmen from the 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., complete a familiarization flight in Amman, Jordan on April 13, 2018. Approximately 40 Reserve Citizen Airmen and one C-130J Super Hercules deployed to Jordan to support Eager Lion 2018. Airmen used the dry run to become familiar with routes and air traffic control terminology in preparing for high altitude, low opening parachute drops. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

A C-130J Super Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., sits on the ramp in Amman, Jordan April 11, 2018. Approximately 40 Reserve Citizen Airmen and one C-130J deployed to Jordan in support of Eager Lion 2018. Eager Lion is an annual exercise providing U.S. and Jordanian military forces an opportunity to train together while improving their ability to plan and operate in a multinational setting. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

From left to right, U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes, aircraft electrician, Staff Sgt. Nolan Bartow, dedicated crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Jimmie McDougall, crew chief, discuss the day’s events in Amman, Jordan on April 15, 2018. The three Reserve Citizen Airmen, assigned to the 913th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., were among the approximately 3,600 U.S. service members who supported Eager Lion 2018. The annual exercise aims to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Anthony Miller, a loadmaster assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, 913th Airlift Group, waits as U.S. Marine Corps Special Forces members load into the back of a C-130J Super Hercules for a parachute exercise April 15, 2018. MARSOC members conducted numerous jumps while supporting Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Special Forces jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during a parachute exercise April 22, 2018. MARSOC members conducted numerous jumps while supporting Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Special Forces jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during a parachute exercise April 15, 2018. MARSOC members conducted numerous jumps while supporting Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Scott Klobucher, a loadmaster assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, 913th Airlift Group, takes in the landscape of southern Jordan April 17, 2018 while supporting Eager Lion 2018. Also called The Valley of the Moon, the valley is carved into sandstone and granite rocks and is located in southern Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for, “sand valley.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Justin Moses, production superintendent, 403rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., performs an inspection on a C-130J Super Hercules in Amman, Jordan on April 20, 2018. Moses was among the approximately 3,600 U.S. service members who supported Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Myers, propulsion technician, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Holmes, aircraft electrician, check technical orders in Amman, Jordan, April 15, 2018. Both Airmen are assigned to the 913th Maintenance Squadron and were among 40 Reserve Citizen Airmen and one C-130J Super Hercules deployed to Jordan in support of Eager Lion 2018, a major training event that provides U.S. and Jordanian military forces the opportunity to improve their ability to operate in a coalition partner environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Dustin Lenard, 327th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs pre-flight checks in Amman, Jordan on April 16, 2018. Lenard was among the approximately 3,600 U.S. service members who supported Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Edwin Wiegand, 913th Maintenance Squadron avionics systems lead technician,, and Capt. Benjamin Buchanan, pilot, perform pre-flight checks in Amman, Jordan on April 15, 2018. The Reserve Citizen Airmen were among the approximately 3,600 U.S. service members who supported Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Donald Tarrance, 327th Airlift Squadron superintendent, conducts pre-flight checks in Amman, Jordan on April 16, 2018. Tarrance was among the approximately 3,600 U.S. service members who supported Eager Lion 2018, an annual exercise used to improve U.S. and Jordanian armed forces’ abilities in counterterrorism, border security, humanitarian operations, crisis management and strategic communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Scott Klobucher, 327th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Staff Sgt. Caleb Black, 913th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, service a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft as members of the Royal Jordan air force observe in Amman, Jordan on April 12, 2018. The 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., deployed more than 40 Reserve Citizen Airmen and a C-130J in support of Eager Lion 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

A U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman performs an inlet and exhaust inspection in Amman, Jordan on April 11, 2018. Approximately 40 Reserve Citizen Airmen and one C-130J Super Hercules from the 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., deployed to Jordan in support of Exercise? Eager Lion 2018. Eager Lion is an annual exercise providing U.S. and Jordanian military forces an opportunity to train together while improving their ability to plan and operate in a multinational setting. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen load an aircraft propeller into a C-130J Super Hercules in Amman, Jordan April 25, 2018. More than 40 Airmen and one C-130J deployed from Little Rock AFB, Ark., to Jordan in support of Eager Lion 2018. Eager Lion is a major training event that provides U.S. and Jordanian military forces the opportunity to improve their ability to operate in a coalition partner environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

U.S Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen pose for a photo in Amman, Jordan on April 27, 2018. More than 40 Airmen and one C-130J Super Hercules from Little Rock AFB, Ark., deployed to Jordan in support of Eager Lion 2018. Eager Lion is a major training event that provides U.S. and Jordanian military forces the opportunity to improve their collective ability to plan and operate in a coalition partner environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)