SCOTT AFB, Ill., Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following press release:

Airmen from the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (AMOW) traveled to Travis Air Force Base this week to meet with members of the 821st Contingency Response Squadron (CRS) and the 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron (AMOS), part of a growing effort to strengthen ties between the two commands and share lessons on expeditionary airlift operations.

The visit gave 515th AMOW personnel a firsthand look at how the 821st CRS trains, equips and deploys teams to open and operate austere airfields.

"The hope is to take what the Contingency Response does and see how it applies to us." said Capt. Dale Carlson Jr., 515 AMOW wing plans and requir...