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 Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyleigh Williams
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NASC Sailors Tell First-Hand Account of Heroic Rescue
Naval Education and Training Command
March 18, 2026 | 7:38
260318-N-XA496-1001 Airman Skyluv Rios and Airman Jesse Arguello, aircrew students assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), are interviewed by local media outlets onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., Mar. 17. Rios and Arguello rescued a man from his submerged vehicle after experiencing a medical emergency and rendered first aid while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive on Mar. 15, 2026. NASC continuously identifies and implements improved education, teaching, and personnel services in support of the Navy’s mission using a well-rounded curriculum of academics and physical training, producing the highest quality officer and enlisted aviation personnel for the U. S. military. (Official U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyleigh Williams)

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