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Leadership address

Joint Base Charleston leadership addresses Airmen before the wing run at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 25, 2025. The run aligns with Air Mobility Command’s readiness initiative to foster and strengthen a culture of resilience and preparedness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Speakman)

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Lightning ladder

Capt. Ashley Leonard, 355th Mission Generation Force Element F-35A Lightning II pilot, prepares to enter an F-35A during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, July 21, 2025. By incorporating the latest fifth-generation technology and military capabilities, the U.S. Air Force is more capable of defending its interests, responding to challenges in the region and ensure its goals in difficult and uncertain situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Posey)

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Team fold

U.S. Air Force Academy Parachute Team “Wings of Blue” cadets begin to space out to unfurl the American flag to perform a 13-fold procedure during the Wings Over Wyoming Air Show at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., July 26, 2025. As part of the air show, the cadets demonstrate elite parachuting skills while embodying the Air Force’s core values through discipline, precision and service to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

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Arm and refuel

Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jose Hernandez, 103rd Logistics Readiness Squadron forward arming and refueling point operator, shows Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Kyle Leven, an Airman assigned to the 104th Logistics Readiness Squadron, how to attach a refueling hose to a C-130 during a Distributed Integrated Combat Turn exercise at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., July 24, 2025. Leven is training to become hose deployed personnel and will complete his certification in September. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Timothy Koster)

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Staging

Airmen secure a tarp for an En Route Patient Staging System during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., July 25, 2025. UC25 assesses U.S. Transportation Command’s ability and capacity to conduct Global Patient Movement at scale and in a field training environment, as well as examine patient movement functionality across the Department of Defense with industry and interagency partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Rowell)

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G’day, mate

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, takes off for a mission over Queensland, Australia, during Talisman Sabre, 25 July 24, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, aimed at strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners to promote a safe and secure Indo-Pacific. The exercise also enhances collective capabilities to respond to a wide range of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Island tour

Col. Charles Cooley, 36th Wing commander, briefs Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, center, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi, right, on 734th Air Mobility Squadron operations at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 27, 2025. The senior leaders visited Andersen AFB to learn more about the Air Force’s first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

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WOW

Maj. Laney Schol, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” Thunderbird 6 pilot, prepares to take off in her F-16 Fighting Falcon during a practice flight the day prior to the Wings Over Wyoming Air Show at Cheyenne, Wyo., July 25, 2025. The Thunderbirds’ first civilian air show was held during Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1953, and they have attended almost every year for the last 72 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Kirkland)

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New wings

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules pilots assigned to the 339th Flight Test Squadron prepare to depart from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 26, 2025. The aircraft departed for Robins Air Force Base, Ga. after undergoing a wing replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Harima)

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Super Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron line up for final checks before takeoff at Osan Air Base, South Korea, July 24, 2025. Starting in summer 2024, the 36th FS became a super squadron of 31 F-16s, participating in a test to maximize combat effectiveness on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)

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Target focus

Tech. Sgt. Jessica Garcia, Team Air Force athlete, draws her bow during archery qualifiers at the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 24, 2025. Athletes competed in standing and seated categories, divided further by compound and recurve bows. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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Into the blue

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Weil, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out over the water from a C-17 Globemaster III during cargo airdrop proficiency training over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility in support of Talisman Sabre 2025, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, aimed at strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners to promote a safe and secure Indo-Pacific. The exercise also enhances collective capabilities to respond to a wide range of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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Brig. Gen. Mark D. Richey

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In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Special Operations Command hosts Exercise Emerald Warrior 25.2 as part of the Department Level Exercise series, the Tactical Operations Center-Light capability gets an upgrade with the Major Release 2 prototype for agile command and control, and the Department of the Air Force creates a new AF/A6 Deputy Chief of Staff office dedicated to warfighter communications and cyber systems.

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Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback Bio (U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Trujillo)

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Western Air Defense Sector and Pacific Air Defense Sector team poses at the 2nd Squadron "WEDGETAIL" building, RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, July 16, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of Maj. Santos Mederos)

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Group Photo of Western Air Defense members at the Eastern Region Operations Centre, 3CRU CRC Building, RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN, New South Wales, Australia, July 15, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of Maj. Santos Mederos)

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BRIGADIER GENERAL PRESTON F. MCFARREN

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USecAF Official Photo

USecAF Official Photo

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Secretary of the Air Force visits Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink stand on the flightline on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 24, 2025. Meink’s visit marks the start of his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region as the SecAF, while also getting a close-up view of the Air Force’s first-in-a-generation Department-Level-Exercise series. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica)

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