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

ACC leads radical change to USAF fleet maintenance, management

Air Combat Command is leading efforts to overhaul how the U.S. Air Force does aircraft maintenance and fleet management this spring.

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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 Master Sgt. Eric Miller

MQ-9 Reaper Touch-and-Go Landings

174th Attack Wing

April 15, 2015 | 4:46

Fort Drum, New York – An MQ-9 Reaper flown by the 174th Attack Wing trains on touch-and-go landings at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield on April 15, 2015. In aviation, a touch-and-go landing or circuit is a maneuver that is common for training on a fixed-wing aircraft. It involves landing on a runway and taking off again without coming to a full stop. Usually the pilot then circles the airspace in a defined pattern known as a circuit and repeats the maneuver. This allows many landings to be practiced in a short time. The 174th Attack Wing’s Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) handles all takeoff and landing functions of MQ-9 training flights from Fort Drum Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield. (New York Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Eric Miller/released)