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Resting Raptor

An F-22 Raptor with the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, rests on the airfield after receiving fuel from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., during exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2024. BE 24-1 was a first-of-its-kind exercise that provided Airmen, allies, and partners a flexible, combat-representative, multidimensional battlespace to conduct testing tactics development and advanced training in support of national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Curt Beach)

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Impressive lineup

Seven F-35 Lightning IIs wait to take off for a U.S. Air Force Weapons School training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 31, 2024. The weapons school teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Quality of Life Panel

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Troy E. Black speaks with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass with before testifying to the House Armed Services Committee Quality of Life Panel on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2024. The panel focuses on issues that impact U.S. service members and their families, including compensation, childcare, housing, support programs for spouses of service members and health care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

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ACE-certified

A C-130H Hercules, assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, sits on the flightline during Agile Flag 24-1, an Agile Combat Employment exercise, at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024. The exercise is Air Combat Command's contributing certifying event for its expeditionary air base Force elements throughout the Air Force Force Generation cycle, ensuring they are ACE-capable forces that meet combatant commanders' needs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Ivy Thomas)

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Colorful skies ahead

An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron sits ready on the flightline at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., during Bamboo Eagle 24-1, Jan. 30, 2024. The exercise generated 95 mobility sorties and the movement of 662 passengers and 817,000 pounds of cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

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Seat assembly

Airman 1st Class Savannah Hicks, airlift squadron loadmaster, assembles seats at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 30, 2024. Loadmasters are aviation specialists responsible for ensuring proper cargo loading, securing and weight distribution aboard military and civilian aircraft, playing a critical role in mission success and air transport efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Williams)

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Simulated ops

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron conduct a simulated operation near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. during Bamboo Eagle 24-1, Jan. 30, 2024. Bamboo Eagle provides Airmen, allies, and partners a flexible, combat-representative, multidimensional battlespace to conduct testing tactics development and advanced training in support of national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mitchell Corley)

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Resting in the shadows

A KC-46A Pegasus from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., sits on the flightline during the Bamboo Eagle 24-1 exercise at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Jan. 29, 2024. Bamboo Eagle 24-1 is an operational implementation of multi-domain combat readiness training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

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Attention to detail

Staff Sgt. Jordyn Schalk, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue team weapons load crew member, ensures a GBU-38 is secure during the unit’s quarterly weapons load competition at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 26, 2024. The fast-paced competition pitted the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Blue team, against the F-15 Eagle, Red team, to assess their knowledge, proficiency, speed and skill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Veasley)

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Tactical halt

Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 27th Special Operations Wing take a tactical halt during an exercise on Melrose Range, N.M., Jan. 23, 2024. The exercise was designed by and for junior Airmen in the 27th SOW's SERE and EOD flights to share field skills and promote joint interoperability, better preparing them as enablers in the continuum of warfare from competition to conflict. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 2nd Lt. Merit Davey)

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Corporals Course

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hunter Knutson, 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron Fly-Away Security Team member, performs physical training exercises during a U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 22, 2024. The course, hosted by the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, ensured service members' ability to receive their required Professional Military Education during deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

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240208-X-IF173-1002

U.S. Space Force Maj. Jerra Brown, National Space Defense Center director of force development, U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Dring, NSDC space planner, and U.S. Army Maj. Mitchell Daugherty, NSDC special technical operations chief and chief of combat operations, look at a computer screen in support of Keen Edge 24 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 8, 2024. Members of the NSDC supported KE24 both at home and in Hawaii. KE24 is designed to increase integrated joint operational capability, refine command and control procedures, and improve interoperability among the participating countries to respond to a variety of crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

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DAF senior enlisted advisors discuss Airmen, Guardians in the fight

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, Gerald Murry, the 14th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna discus the importance of properly empowering, training and equipping the enlisted force to prepare for Great Power Competition during a panel Feb. 14, 2024, at the Air and Space Forces Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William A. O'Brien)

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SecAF Kendall AFA Warfare Symposium Q&A: Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall gives closing thoughts on reoptimizing for Great Power Competition during a fireside chat with Air and Space Forces Association President Bruce Wright at the 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 14, 2024. The discussion addressed key takeaways from the reoptimization announcement, how the Department of the Air Force will address resourcing issues and breaking through barriers to streamline change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

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SecAF Kendall AFA Warfare Symposium Q&A: Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, right, listens while Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall gives closing thoughts on reoptimizing for Great Power Competition at the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 14, 2024. The discussion addressed key takeaways from the reoptimization announcement, how the Department of the Air Force will address resourcing issues and breaking through barriers to streamline change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

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SecAF Kendall AFA Warfare Symposium Q&A: Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall gives closing thoughts on reoptimizing for Great Power Competition during a fireside chat with Air and Space Forces Association President Bruce Wright at the 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 14, 2024. The discussion addressed key takeaways from the reoptimization announcement, how the Department of the Air Force will address resourcing issues and breaking through barriers to streamline change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

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SecAF Kendall AFA Warfare Symposium Q&A: Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall gives closing thoughts on reoptimizing for Great Power Competition during a fireside chat with Air and Space Forces Association President Bruce Wright at the 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 14, 2024. The discussion addressed key takeaways from the reoptimization announcement, how the Department of the Air Force will address resourcing issues and breaking through barriers to streamline change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

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Allvin: “This is our time of consequence”

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin delivers a keynote address on the state of the U.S. Air Force during the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 13, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Stecker)

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Allvin: “This is our time of consequence”

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin delivers a keynote address on the state of the U.S. Air Force during the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 13, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Stecker)

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Allvin: “This is our time of consequence”

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin delivers a keynote address on the state of the U.S. Air Force during the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 13, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Stecker)

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