AF Week in Photos

F-22 Raptor

An F-22 Raptor is being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Nevada Test and Training Range during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Deliberate Strike Night, June 16, 2016. DSN is part of the final seven-day advanced integration portion of the school’s curriculum, testing stealth and conventional airframes’ abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets. The F-22 is assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron and the KC-135 is assigned to the 509th Weapons Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)

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CSAF

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III poses for a portrait in his office in Washington, D.C. As the CSAF, he serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces, both in the U.S. and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the general and other service chiefs function as military advisers to the secretary of defense, National Security Council and the president. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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SASC Nomination Hearing for 21st Air Force Chief of Staff

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing following his presidential nomination for the position of the 21st Air Force chief of staff in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

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2016 DoD Warrior Games: Archery

Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. uses his bite trigger to draw an arrow during the archery competition at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., June 17, 2016. The Warrior Games took place from June 15-21, and is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Athletes represented teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command and the U.K. armed forces. They competed in archery, cycling, track and field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, and wheelchair basketball. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

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AMLOs keep communication flowing during SR16’

A C-130J Super Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., lands during exercise Swift Response 16 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 17, 2016. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces, with more than 5,000 participants from 10 NATO countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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2016 DoD Warrior Games: Sitting Volleybal

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James celebrates with the Air Force wounded warrior sitting volleyball team after their gold medal victory at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., June 21, 2016. The Warrior Games took place from June 15-21, and is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

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Emergency Evacuation Hoist

Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers perform an emergency evacuation hoist during a jungle training course June 15, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Conducted by the Army’s 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy Jungle Operations Training Center from Oahu, Hawaii, and supported by 736th Security Forces Squadron Commando Warrior cadre, students prepared a simulated patient for medical evacuation. During the course, service members also learned survival skills, including land navigation and evasion techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Smoot)

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A dedicated father, Airman laid to rest

Special tactics members pay their final respects to Lt. Col. William “Bill’ Schroeder during his interment ceremony June 16, 2016, at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Schroeder, 39, was a special operations weather officer who identified a perilous situation and reacted swiftly by putting himself between an armed individual and his first sergeant. In the process, he saved lives of other squadron members while being fatally wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Philip Bryant)

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Engine is go

An A-29 Super Tucano from the 81st Fighter Squadron runs its engine prior to takeoff, June 23, 2016, at Moody Air Base, Ga. The 81st FS conducts combat training for Afghan Air Force pilots and maintainers in the A-29 Super Tucano. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wolf/Released)

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2016 DoD Warrior Games: Swimming

Retired Senior Airman Lucky Lor competes in the swimming finals at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., June 20, 2016. The Warrior Games took place from June 15-21, and is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

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AMLOs keep communication flowing during SR16’

Maj. Aaron Cook advises a C-130J Super Hercules pilot during exercise Swift Response 16 at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, June 16, 2016. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multinational airborne forces and has more than 5,000 participants from 10 NATO countries. Cook is the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Joint Multinational Training Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Shaking hands with his partner

Senior Airman Tariq Russell, a 21st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, shakes the paw of his partner, PPaul, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 14, 2016. MWD handlers are assigned one dog for their entire duration at Peterson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dennis Hoffman)

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This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

F-22 Raptor

CSAF

SASC Nomination Hearing for 21st Air Force Chief of Staff

2016 DoD Warrior Games: Archery

AMLOs keep communication flowing during SR16’

2016 DoD Warrior Games: Sitting Volleybal

Emergency Evacuation Hoist

A dedicated father, Airman laid to rest

Engine is go

2016 DoD Warrior Games: Swimming

AMLOs keep communication flowing during SR16’

Shaking hands with his partner

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