Accelerate Change: Empowered Airmen

We live in a world that is driven by rapidly changing technology and an environment that includes aggressive and capable global competitors. Airmen are key to cutting unnecessary bureaucracy, recognizing and understanding our competition, and thinking of creative ways we can reshape the design of our Air Force. The Air Force must accelerate, must change, and must prepare for the future!

This page is dedicated towards highlighting the accomplishments of our talented Airmen at all levels and to show the impact they can make when they are informed and empowered to problem solve and make smart recommendations and decisions.

 

 

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Video by Capt. Jennifer French
REEL: 173rd Airborne Brigade Paratroopers Compete Physical Fitness Assessment During E2B at Grafenwoehr
173rd Airborne Brigade
Sept. 17, 2025 | 0:14
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade compete in the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment during the Expert Infantry and Expert Soldier Badge (E2B) testing at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 18, 2025. E2B evaluates Soldiers’ readiness, lethality, and mastery of warrior tasks, aiding in their individual development. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to U.S. European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build readiness and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Kammen Taylor and editing by Capt. Jennifer French) Music: “Lament” by Tommee Profitt, Sam Tinnesz, and Shaya (or Shay) Zamora via Instagram
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