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 Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor
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Apache Guardians Strike the Skies: 2‑159th Attack Battalion Engages UAS During Operation Skyfall
AFN Bavaria
March 18, 2026 | 15:56
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct Operation Skyfall, a training exercise designed to advance the Eastern Flank Defense Line concept through demonstrated Counter‑Unmanned Aerial Systems (C‑UAS) capabilities, March 18, 2026. Operation Skyfall strengthens the brigade’s ability to counter emerging aerial threats by refining tactics, integrating modern technologies, and validating innovative approaches to C‑UAS employment. The exercise highlights 12th CAB’s commitment to modernization, experimentation, and operational readiness as U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s premier combat aviation brigade. Through this effort, 12th CAB enhances its capacity to protect forces, maintain dominance in contested environments, and contribute to regional stability alongside NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor)
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