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  • A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., departs from Andersen AFB, Guam, during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 15, 2025. The exercise spans 3,000 miles, involves more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft, 12,000 personnel and more than 50 locations, and includes all U.S. military branches, allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Foster)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam
    A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., departs from Andersen AFB, Guam, during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 15, 2025. The exercise spans 3,000 miles, involves more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft, 12,000 personnel and more than 50 locations, and includes all U.S. military branches, allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Foster)
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  • Airman 1st Class Aiden Williams, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron boardman, climbs onto the maintenance platform to enter the launch tube during a guided missile maintenance platform installation at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., July 9, 2025. As a boardman, Williams is responsible for navigating the interior of the launch tube to install or remove critical components, ensure structural integrity and support maintenance operations that keep the 90th Missile Wing’s intercontinental ballistic missile fleet mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo.
    Airman 1st Class Aiden Williams, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron boardman, climbs onto the maintenance platform to enter the launch tube during a guided missile maintenance platform installation at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., July 9, 2025. As a boardman, Williams is responsible for navigating the interior of the launch tube to install or remove critical components, ensure structural integrity and support maintenance operations that keep the 90th Missile Wing’s intercontinental ballistic missile fleet mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)
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  • U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, escorted by Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighters and South Korea Air Force KF-16 Fighting Falcons, conduct a trilateral mission in the Pacific Ocean, July 11, 2025. The mission showcased trilateral defense cooperation and enhanced regional stability. (Courtesy photo by South Korea Air Force)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    PACIFIC OCEAN
    U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, escorted by Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighters and South Korea Air Force KF-16 Fighting Falcons, conduct a trilateral mission in the Pacific Ocean, July 11, 2025. The mission showcased trilateral defense cooperation and enhanced regional stability. (Courtesy photo by South Korea Air Force)
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  • Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin tour the Combined Operations Building at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 10, 2025. Department of the Air Force leaders visited Whiteman AFB to commend members following Operation Midnight Hammer, the largest B-2 Spirit operational strike in U.S. history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Garcia)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo.
    Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin tour the Combined Operations Building at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 10, 2025. Department of the Air Force leaders visited Whiteman AFB to commend members following Operation Midnight Hammer, the largest B-2 Spirit operational strike in U.S. history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Garcia)
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  • A Pararescueman, assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron, jumps out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a simulated Combat Search and Rescue demonstration at the 2025 Cocoa Beach Air Show off the coast of Florida, July 13, 2025. The 920th RQW participates in air shows to demonstrate the wing's ability to carry out its mission to plan, lead and conduct military rescue operations while denying competitors and adversaries exploitation of isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    FLORIDA
    A Pararescueman, assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron, jumps out of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a simulated Combat Search and Rescue demonstration at the 2025 Cocoa Beach Air Show off the coast of Florida, July 13, 2025. The 920th RQW participates in air shows to demonstrate the wing's ability to carry out its mission to plan, lead and conduct military rescue operations while denying competitors and adversaries exploitation of isolated personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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  • Staff Sgt. Nicolas Bood, 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, examines the scope of an M110A1 sniper rifle in the CATM armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 3, 2025. Holloman AFB is one of only a few bases that provide specialized long-range rifle qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
    Staff Sgt. Nicolas Bood, 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, examines the scope of an M110A1 sniper rifle in the CATM armory at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 3, 2025. Holloman AFB is one of only a few bases that provide specialized long-range rifle qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
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  • A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., departs from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, providing airlift support for 11th Airborne Division soldiers participating in Talisman Sabre 25, July 13, 2025. The exercise is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia, in partnership with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sheila deVera)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska
    A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., departs from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, providing airlift support for 11th Airborne Division soldiers participating in Talisman Sabre 25, July 13, 2025. The exercise is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia, in partnership with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sheila deVera)
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  • The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard’s Drill Team rehearses for the 2025 Basel Tattoo in Basel, Switzerland, July 9, 2025. The team represented the Air Force and the Department of Defense as the only U.S. military branch to perform at the world’s second largest tattoo, showcasing precise maneuvers and demonstrating the Air Force’s focus on readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    BASEL, Switzerland
    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard’s Drill Team rehearses for the 2025 Basel Tattoo in Basel, Switzerland, July 9, 2025. The team represented the Air Force and the Department of Defense as the only U.S. military branch to perform at the world’s second largest tattoo, showcasing precise maneuvers and demonstrating the Air Force’s focus on readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen)
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  • An all-terrain vehicle is loaded onto a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 337th Airlift Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2025. The exercise is designed to deliver Air Force capabilities to the Indo-Pacific region at speed and scale, then demonstrate the ability to command and control Agile Combat Employment operations across more than six time zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska
    An all-terrain vehicle is loaded onto a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 337th Airlift Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13, 2025. The exercise is designed to deliver Air Force capabilities to the Indo-Pacific region at speed and scale, then demonstrate the ability to command and control Agile Combat Employment operations across more than six time zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Owen Davies)
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  • Airmen from the 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, tune a receiver during Resolute Space 2025 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 8, 2025. Part of the 2025 Department of the Air Force exercise series, Resolute Space 2025 demonstrates the Space Force’s preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations by exercising its ability to operate in a contested, dynamic environment against high-end threats on short notice across the service and with joint and international partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Victoria Hight)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii
    Airmen from the 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, tune a receiver during Resolute Space 2025 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 8, 2025. Part of the 2025 Department of the Air Force exercise series, Resolute Space 2025 demonstrates the Space Force’s preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations by exercising its ability to operate in a contested, dynamic environment against high-end threats on short notice across the service and with joint and international partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Victoria Hight)
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  • F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing taxi in close formation during an elephant walk at Joe Foss Field, S.D., July 2, 2025. An elephant walk is a display of airpower readiness in which multiple aircraft line up and taxi together before takeoff, showcasing a unit’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Solberg)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    JOE FOSS FIELD, S.D.
    F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing taxi in close formation during an elephant walk at Joe Foss Field, S.D., July 2, 2025. An elephant walk is a display of airpower readiness in which multiple aircraft line up and taxi together before takeoff, showcasing a unit’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Solberg)
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  • Staff Sgt. Collin Domingo, 9th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations controller, provides cover during an integrated exercise with K-9 handlers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., July 10, 2025. The scenario-based training tested the team’s ability to detect explosives, neutralize threats and deliver tactical medical care to injured military working dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
    July 18, 2025
    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.
    Staff Sgt. Collin Domingo, 9th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations controller, provides cover during an integrated exercise with K-9 handlers and explosive ordnance disposal technicians at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., July 10, 2025. The scenario-based training tested the team’s ability to detect explosives, neutralize threats and deliver tactical medical care to injured military working dogs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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