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Security forces defend Ali Al Salem from drones

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Butts, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of counter-small unmanned aerial systems, pilots a small drone at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 29, 2021. The 386th ESFS works within the Wing Operations Center at ASAB to monitor and detect the area around the base to protect service members from possible drone threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Cadet 1st Class David Hatfield inoculates overnight cultures of S. aureus (bacteria). Hatfield and other U.S. Air Force cadets are using Edison Grants to further their research. The Edison Grant is an initiative to increase the technical proficiency of Airmen and Guardians by funding highly-focused, military-led, research through small, short, and rigorous experiments in a risk-tolerant environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

Pictured is the Edison Grant research team including 10 United States Air Force Academy cadets. The Edison Grant is an initiative to increase the technical proficiency of Airmen and Guardians by funding highly-focused, military-led, research through small, short, and rigorous experiments in a risk-tolerant environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

United States Air Force Academy microbiology Maj. Erin Almand is using an Edison Grant to research menstrual products used by military women and advance what is known about toxic shock syndrome. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

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Edison Grants empower researchers in uniform

First Lt. Jeremiah Williams of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Sensors Directorate is using an Edison Grant to lead experiments with Gallium Oxide, a material that may improve the performance of power switches. The Edison Grant is an initiative to increase the technical proficiency of our Airmen and Guardians by funding highly-focused, military-led, research through small, short, and rigorous experiments in a risk-tolerant environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Ross)

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F-15C Eagle Weapons School sunsets at Nellis

United States Air Force Weapons School instructors and students, including Maj. Michael Tope and Maj. Rodolfo Cruz (center) walk toward the hangar following a defensive combat air vul at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2021. This flight marked the final flight for the F-15C Weapons Instructor Course. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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F-15C Eagle Weapons School sunsets at Nellis

An F-15C Eagle takes off to conduct its final defensive counter air vul during Weapons School Integration 21-B at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 8, 2021. As the Air Force continues to modernize, this class marks the final F-15C Weapons Instructor Course to be taught at the United States Air Force Weapons School. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Tribal partnerships help Air Force archaeologists understand surprising discovery

Daron Duke, Far Western Anthropological Research Group project leader, directs a team of archaeologists at a dig site on the Utah Test and Training Range, July 13, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

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Tribal partnerships help Air Force archaeologists understand surprising discovery

This image of 12,300-year-old tobacco seed found at the Utah Test and Training Range is making big waves in the archaeology world because it suggests that tobacco’s cultural roots date back nearly 9,000 years earlier than previously thought. (Courtesy photo by Angela Armstrong-Ingram)

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An Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, communicates with an Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook during a training exercise at an undisclosed location in the mountains of Afghanistan, March 14, 2018. The Army crews and Air Force Guardian Angel teams conducted the exercise to build teamwork and procedures as they provide joint personnel recovery capability, aiding in the delivery of decisive airpower for U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

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Just dropping by

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron parachute to a drop zone during training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec.10, 2021. The 57th RQS provides personnel recovery and combat search and rescue. In order to perform these tasks, jump training is one of the many requirements the Airmen go through to ensure they can complete these missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan)

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Partnering to customize care for cancer patients

Stephen Deries, 81st Dental Squadron dental lab technician, demonstrates the technology used to make dentures inside Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Oct. 4, 2021. In a partnership with the 81st Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron’s radiation and oncology flight, Deries discovered a way to create custom radiation boluses for cancer patients receiving radiation therapy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Tobler)

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Victory formation

Air Force football players celebrate following the signing of the Alma Mater after defeating the University of Nevada, at the Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy, Nov. 26, 2021. The Air Force defeated Nevada 48-14 in their final game of the regular season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

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Malmstrom joins Gibson Flats fire fight

Staff Sgt. James Willett, 341st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, uses an ax to prevent embers from re-sparking during the Gibson Flats fire Dec. 1, 2021 in Great Falls, Mont. The Malmstrom Air Force Base Fire Department responded as part of a mutual aid agreement with Cascade County and worked with several other fire departments to extinguish the fire. (Courtesy photo)

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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 102nd birthday at 12th FTW

Retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee (center), a documented Tuskegee Airman, is presented with a birthday cake in celebration of his 102nd birthday Dec. 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. In celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary, McGee was treated to a heritage tour of the 99th FTS and participated in a training mission in a T-1A Jayhawk aircraft simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 102nd birthday at 12th FTW

Retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, documented Tuskegee Airman, comments on a Red Tail painting during a tour of the 99th Flying Training Squadron with Maj. Nicholas Fairbrother, 99th FTS instructor pilot, Dec. 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. In celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary, McGee was treated to a heritage tour of the 99th FTS and participated in a training mission in a T-1A Jayhawk aircraft simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 102nd birthday at 12th FTW

Capt. Marcus Davis (center), 99th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, speaks with retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, a documented Tuskegee Airman, on the operation of a T-1A Jayhawk training simulator during McGee’s tour of the 99th FTS Dec. 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. In celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary, McGee was treated to a heritage tour of the 99th FTS and participated in a training mission in a T-1A aircraft simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 102nd birthday at 12th FTW

Retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, a documented Tuskegee Airman, holds up a bottle of cola to honor the tradition of shooting down an enemy aircraft during his tour of the 99th Flying Training Squadron Dec. 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. In celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary, McGee was treated to a heritage tour of the 99th FTS and participated in a training mission in a T-1A Jayhawk aircraft simulator the day before his 102nd birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 102nd birthday at 12th FTW

Retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, documented Tuskegee Airman, signs a P-51 Mustang model during his visit to the 99th Flying Training Squadron Dec. 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. In celebration of the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary, McGee was treated to a heritage tour of the 99th FTS and participated in a training mission in a T-1A Jayhawk aircraft simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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AMC approves 4th KC-46A Pegasus ICR milestone

Maj. Christopher Rinaman, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy pilot, maneuvers a C-5M toward a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for an aerial refueling, Dec. 14. 2020, over Nevada. The KC-46A is the newest refueling aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)

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