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. Alec Dionne

Washington Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook degraded visual environment flight, howitzer sling load B-Roll

122nd Theater Public Affairs Support Element

July 17, 2025 | 15:22

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation (General Support), 96th Aviation Troop Command, Washington National Guard, train on sling load operations and flying in degraded visual environments during annual training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 17, 18, 19, 2025. Flight crews transported M777 155mm howitzers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, during the 81st SBCT collective training event Raven Focus. (Washington National Guard video filmed by Sgt. Kamryn Clark; edited by Staff Sgt. Alec Dionne)