Air Force Week in Photos

Staff Sgt. Timothy Cole conducts a rainwater assessment May 31, 2013, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The rainwater assessments are part of a daily inspection airfield managers complete at least 12 times a day. The safety of Whiteman AFB’s airfield depends on the expertise of airfield managers. Cole is an airfield management operations supervisor assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)

Staff Sgt. Shaun Renn assists an airman assigned to South Korea’s 38th Fighter Group with the mask washing decontamination station during the simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack exercise June 5, 2013, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. South Korean airmen had the opportunity to walk through each station during the exercise, giving them a chance to learn new tactics, techniques and procedures. Renn is an emergency management journeyman assigned to the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Haas)

Airmen attending tactical air control-party technical training school get a short break while waiting for a ceremony to begin June 6, 2013 on Hurlburt Field, Fla. TAC-P members must complete at least 19 weeks of training before entering special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)

Senior Airman Chris Sanders enters the water during rescue dive training May 30, 2013, in Stoney Cove, England. Pararescuemen trained in a controlled environment allowing them to focus on their curriculum without being disturbed. Sanders is a pararescueman assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lausanne Morgan)

The Black Forest Fire smolders several miles east of the U.S. Air Force Academy in this shot taken near the Cadet Chapel June 11, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The fire burned between 7,500 and 8,000 acres the first day approximately 100 homes. More than 5,000 people were evacuated from an additional 1,700 homes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Carol Lawrence)

Capt. Jonathan Ferricher prepares a C-130J for flight June 4, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The Denton Amendment allows U.S. military aircraft to transport, on a space-available basis, humanitarian supplies from nongovernment organizations to people around the world who are in need of assistance. The 317th Airlift Group transported the supplies to Pope Army Airfield, N.C., where it will be taken to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and then to Afghanistan. Ferricher is assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)

Staff Sgt. Kent Swats (front) and Senior Airman Chris Sanders perform checks prior to submersion during rescue dive training May 30, 2013, in Stoney Cove, England. Before, during and after the dive, the individuals are briefed, run through scenarios, and perform equipment checks. Swats and Sanders are pararescuemen assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lausanne Morgan)

A C-17 Globemaster III is towed into position on the flightline to be chained in place due to approaching tropical storm Andrea May 6, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The storm’s projected intensity was not strong enough to warrant evacuation, but the aircraft were chained as a precaution. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)

Staff Sgt. Timothy Cole conducts a rainwater assessment May 31, 2013, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The rainwater assessments are part of a daily inspection airfield managers complete at least 12 times a day. The safety of Whiteman AFB’s airfield depends on the expertise of airfield managers. Cole is an airfield management operations supervisor assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson)

Airman 1st Class Chris Parker (right) and Staff Sgt. Aaron Theriault spray a simulated fire during a training exercise June 10, 2013, in Southwest Asia. Cones represented fire during the exercise. Parker and Theriault are firefighters deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

California Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing arrive home June 11, 2013, at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., after a four-month deployment to Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. During their deployments aircrew members, maintainers and support personnel from the 129th provided combat search and rescue support to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Senior Airman John D. Pharr III)

U.S. Air Force Academy cadet cadre members survey a group of basic cadets on the footprints during the Class of 2017 Inprocessing Day June 27, 2013, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Col. Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides a general and professional foundation essential to a career Air Force officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sarah Chambers)

An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 June 5, 2013, over the Point Mugu Sea test range in California. The JSF is a multiservice/international cooperation warplane. (Courtesy F-35 Program Office)