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Aerial performance

Air Combat Command’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 21, 2024. The team performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the world's only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelimar Rivera Rosado)

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Engine inspection

U.S. Air Force maintainers, deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., inspect the inside of an engine cowling on a B-52H Stratofortress at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, during Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4, July 22, 2024. Bomber task force missions enable Airmen to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency, validating the always-ready, global strike capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Seth Watson)

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Welding sparks

Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Caleb Joner, an aircraft metals technology specialist with the 162nd Wing, welds metal pieces at Morris Air National Guard Base, Ariz., July 17, 2024. Aircraft metals technology specialists are responsible for repairing and creating essential aircraft parts critical to the function of F-16 Fighting Falcons and the success of the mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Guadalupe Beltran)

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Refueling prep

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Rim of the Pacific over the Pacific Ocean, July 18, 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands from June 27 to Aug. 1, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)

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Shared Vision Statement

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Royal Air Force Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin sign a Shared Vision Statement on combined air and space power in the 21st century at the RAF’s Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London, July 17, 2024. As the NATO alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary, this shared vision exemplifies U.S. efforts to work with NATO allies and European partners to adapt and modernize its approach to challenges in an era of Great Power Competition (Courtesy photo by Royal Air Force Cpl. Sarah Barsby).

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Arrival ceremony

The 910th Airlift Wing’s first C-130 Super Hercules is marshaled to its arrival ceremony, on July 16, 2024, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The aircraft’s arrival is the first in a three-year conversion from the unit’s current C-130H Hercules fleet to the newer airframe model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)

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Weapons assembly

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Adorno, 31st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance apprentice, puts together simulated conventional weapons during the quarterly rapid aircraft generation and employment competition at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 12, 2024. RAGE competitions showcase the wing’s lethal combat capabilities and demonstrate agile combat employment effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Raya Feltner)

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Under the moon

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs at the Capitol Air Show over Sacramento, Calif., July 15, 2024. The F-35A is an agile, versatile, high-performance, 9-G capable multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Rufus)

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Dropping in

An Alaska Air National Guard pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron lands after conducting airborne operations at Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 9, 2024. The Guardsmen of the 212th RQS and the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party special warfare Airmen conducted joint airborne training to maintain the pararescuemen’s proficiency in conducting full-spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional rescue operations and the TACP’s to direct lethal and nonlethal joint firepower whenever necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Holland)

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Taking aim

Staff Sgt. Miles Winford, 821st Contingency Response Squadron weather technician, takes aim down his M-4 carbine scope during exercise Strom Crow, at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif., June 26, 2024. The 621st Contingency Response Wing inspection team validated and certified the 821st CRS during the exercise on multiple areas of interest, such as base defense and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear readiness for their upcoming deployment alert cycle this fall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner)

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Farnborough International Airshow

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall talks with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Honorable Andrew Hunter, and fellow attendees at the Farnborough International Airshow at Farnborough, England, July 22, 2024. FIA is another opportunity for the U.S. military to come together with U.K. and NATO Allies and partners to display the dynamic capabilities of various aircraft and highlight collective readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Around the Air Force: Collective Agility, Integrated Defense, Combined Air and Space Power

In this week’s look around the Air Force, leaders speak at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London about collective agility and integrated defense. They also sign a shared vision agreement with the Royal Air Force on 21st century cooperation.

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Chief Master Sgt. Vanessa Espinoza

Chief Master Sgt. Vanessa Espinoza poses at a fire station June 21, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Espinoza is the first female active-duty Air Force fire chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Digging deep

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2028 complete the Assault Course at Jacks Valley during the second phase of basic cadet training, July 16, 2024, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The second phase of BCT is designed to push cadets to their physical limits to build self-confidence, teamwork skills, tactical skills and firearms training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dylan Smith)

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Raptor’s nest

U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare an F-22A Raptor before a flight during exercise Pitch Black 2024 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 15, 2024. Exercise Pitch Black 24 is a regular large-scale training activity that supports each participating nation’s own sovereign security objectives and collectively contributes to the wider peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrea Posey)

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Wings Over Whiteman

A B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit and five A-10C Thunderbolt II sit on the flightline during the 2024 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 13, 2024. The event is a biennial air show hosted at Whiteman AFB and provides an opportunity for spectators to learn about the U.S. Air Force heritage and mission, interact with its members and get an up-close look at some of the aircraft protecting the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage)

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Pilot for a Day

McCoy Cannon, 12-year-old “Pilot for a Day” participant, salutes before riding in an aircraft rescue and firefighting truck at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 11, 2024. McCoy was selected to participate the program that allows a young person to take an in-depth look at a myriad of departments and jobs on a U.S. military base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Stretch run

Airmen defend a mannequin on a stretcher during a training exercise at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus training site at Dover Air Force Base, Del., July 11, 2024. During the training, the Airmen used new airsoft rifles to improve the deployment training experience, simulating carrying and firing weapons, while also being safer than using an M-4 with non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

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Joint airborne training

U.S. Army paratroopers and U.S. Air Force tactical air control party specialists conduct airborne operations from a C-17 Globemaster III at Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 9, 2024. The Guardsmen and special warfare Airmen conducted the joint airborne training to maintain proficiency in conducting full-spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional rescue operations and the ability direct lethal and nonlethal joint firepower whenever necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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USECAF visits F.E. Warren

Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton is briefed by Senior Airman Junious Powers and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Childs, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron security forces Airmen, at the A-06 launch facility near Egbert, Wyo., July 2, 2024. Dalton visited the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and missile field to witness how Airmen provide 24/7 strategic deterrence, standing ready to respond at a moment’s notice in support of the most responsive leg of the nuclear triad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Glenn S. Robertson)

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