Maj. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, vice commander of 18th Air Force, discusses Exercise Gateway Relief with Col. Mark Heiniger (right), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, and Army Capt. Charles Green (left), commander of the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., on the flight line of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013. The 123rd and 689th have teamed up through Aug. 9 to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution

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Maj. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry, vice commander of 18th Air Force, discusses Exercise Gateway Relief with Col. Mark Heiniger (right), commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group, and Army Capt. Charles Green (left), commander of the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element from Fort Eustis, Va., on the flight line of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2013. The 123rd and 689th have teamed up through Aug. 9 to operate a Joint Task Force-Port Opening, which combines an Air Force Aerial Port of Debarkation with an Army trucking and distribution unit. ( Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released) Kentucky Air Guard joins with Army Rapid Port Opening Element for Transportation Command earthquake-response exercise 130807-Z-VT419-299

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