Around the Air Force: July 21

By Airman 1st Class Jasmine Vanderheyden, Air Force TV / Published July 21, 2017

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- On this look around the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright shares the major changes made to Enlisted Professional Military Education for the 21st century, Air Force medical practitioners work with their Fijian counterparts, and Edwards Air Force Base, California, engineers hosted a one-day innovation challenge. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Jasmine Vanderheyden.

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