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.

Accelerate Change or Lose graphic — EMPOWERED AIRMEN ACCELERATE CHANGE ACROSS AIR FORCE

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Empowering Airmen

CMSAF shares time with Airmen during BMT graduation

Acting SecAF visits Hill AFB, focuses on supporting Airmen and Guardians

CSAF joins KC-46A operational survey sortie

48th CES enhance mission readiness through virtual reality

Airmen prepare a F-16 Fighting Falcon for takeoff

Video by Staff Sgt. Rose Perez, Sgt. Rachel Hall

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A-Roll; Task Force Voit trains alongside Estonian Armed Forces and NATO Allies during Hedgehog Exercise

70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

May 13, 2025 | 8:08

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Albert Connelly of Able Battery, Pfc. Breanna Hewitt, an ammunition specialist, Sgt. Eddie Calle, a section chief, Staff Sgt. Thomas Mills, the ammunition section chief, and 1st Lt. Jenna Hackman, the support platoon leader, with Able Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment with Task Force Voit, in support of Task Force Iron, speak about their participation in Exercise Hedgehog near Võru, Estonia, May 13, 2025. Every four years, Estonia conducts its largest military exercise, focusing on planning and executing operations to enhance interoperability and warfighting skills among NATO allies. This exercise includes forces from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and Portugal. Task Force Iron provides combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s only forward-deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Rose Di Trolio)