Joint Base Charleston Airmen deploy for Combat Readiness Exercise 2026

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing check their mission-oriented protective posture gear after arriving at a simulated deployed location during Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Jan. 17, 2026. CRE 2026 was designed to test the ability of members of Joint Base Charleston to generate and project strategic airlift capacity on short notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. –

CRE 2026

Combat Readiness Exercise 2026

628th ABW