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Maintaining security and stability

Airmen perform maintenance on a B-52H Stratofortress bomber deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., after it landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 4, 2020. The B-52 flew the 28-hour mission to demonstrate U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger)

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Thunder over Cedar Creek Lake

Capt. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Demonstration Team pilot, performs the "High Speed Pass" during the Thunder over Cedar Creek Lake air show, July 4, 2020 at Cedar Creek Lake, Texas. The event was the first public performance for the demonstration team since their rebasing from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., to Hill AFB, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

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Salute to America

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard, receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 3, 2020. The F-16 and other military aircraft flew over Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D., during a Salute to America event celebrating the nation’s 244th birthday and providing the Defense Department an opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities and professionalism of the armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Serrano)

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Honoring the fallen

Airmen assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., display the American flag in honor of 1st Lt. David Schmitz, a 77th Fighter Squadron pilot, while flying over Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 4, 2020. Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base flew in formation behind the C-17 Globemaster III to honor Schmitz, who was recently killed in an F-16 crash at Shaw AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)

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Independence Day celebration in Yokota

Fireworks explode behind a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2020. The fireworks show was part of the Independence Day celebration hosted by the 374th Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Flag folding for the honor guard

Staff Sgt. Seth Sammons, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, practices flag folding as a part of the honor guard program at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, July 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick OReilly)

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Incentive flight

Master Sgt. Christopher Torres, 104th Fighter Wing antiterrorism officer, flies as a passenger in an F-15 Eagle during an incentive flight, June 29, 2020, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. Torres received his incentive flight for holding a position typically held by an officer and for serving as an emergency operations center manager during the wing’s initial COVID-19 response. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Kolinski)

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Keeping it in top shape

Airman 1st Class Hunter Laub, a 494th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, performs routine maintenance on an F-15E Strike Eagle at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, June 10, 2020. Crew chiefs are tasked with keeping aircraft in top flying condition to ensure the unit is always ready to deliver air combat capabilities to the fight when called upon by U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

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Around the Air Force

Today’s look Around the Air Force showcases the Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Goldfein’s conversation with the Brookings Institution on the future of the Air Force, and the Air Force Medical Service researches convalescent plasma therapy to help COVID-19 patients.

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Agility Prime TeamUp Event

The new expanded AFWERX team will host their first virtual TeamUp event with the Air Force Research Laboratory from July 15-16.

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Around the Air Force: Allied Partnerships in Europe, and Scholarships to Improve Diversity

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights comments from Gen. Jeffery Harrigian, commander of the U. S. Air Forces Europe, in an interview with the Mitchell Institute’s Aerospace Nation webcast. Harrigian talks about continued efforts to build trust with allies, improving partnerships and increasing interoperability, and minority ROTC cadets receive full scholarships as part of the Air Force’s efforts to increase diversity in leadership across the force. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Travis Burcham)

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AFMC commander visits Holloman AFB

Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, tours the Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources Base at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., June 29, 2020. Bunch’s tour included meeting with Airmen across the installation to see how units remained resilient and successful despite challenges derived from the global COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)

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Combat Team Member Course

An Airman assigned to the Combat Team Member Course receives instruction during training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 26, 2020. CTMC gives combat search and rescue Airmen the opportunity to train on a wide variety of skills over a two month period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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DCMA pilot lands F-35A

A Defense Contract Management Agency pilot lands an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 25, 2020. Pilots assigned to DCMA deliver aircraft to bases around the world. For the 356th Fighter Squadron, DCMA aircraft deliveries enable F-35 pilots to focus on stand up and training preparation without risk of COVID-19 exposure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter)

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SECDEF visits RAF Mildenhall

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks with Col. William Freeman, 352nd Special Operations Wing commander, and other wing leaders during a visit to RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, June 25, 2020. The purpose of his visit was threefold: familiarization with the CV-22B Osprey platform, discuss COVID-19 response, and have a sit-down discussion with Airmen on discrimination, racism and prejudice in the Air Force and the workplace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn)

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Mortuary Affairs transports transfer cases

Staff Sgt. Jamal Miqbel, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides a K-loader carrying two empty transfer cases from Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 25, 2020. The transfer cases were flown to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for Operation Colony Glacier, a mission to recover and identify the remains of service members who were killed when an aircraft crashed in 1952. The transfer cases will be used to transfer remains back to Dover AFB, where the armed forces medical examiner will begin identifying the remains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Esteban Esquivel)

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US KC-135 refuels Netherlands F-16

A Royal Netherlands air force F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, for refueling during a NATO Multinational Air Group exercise over Germany, June 25, 2020. U.S. forces in Europe and the relationships built over the past 70 years provide the U.S. strategic access that is critical to meeting its commitment to respond to threats against NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

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Maintenance Airmen inspect C-17

Tech. Sgt. Shelly Pavcik, 911th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, inspects the metal inside a C-17 Globemaster III for any kind of damage during a home station check inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., June 30, 2020. Airmen performed the first-ever HSC in the 911th Airlift Wing’s new two-bay hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Cadets participate in ROM training

Academy basic cadets participate in restriction of movement training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., June 29, 2020. The global COVID-19 pandemic changed how the more than 1,100 men and women arrived at the Academy. Medical staff tested each trainee for coronavirus ensuring the safety and security of cadets and staff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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4th FW commander inspects F-15E

Col. Donn Yates, 4th Fighter Wing commander, inspects an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., June 26, 2020. Yates performed his final flight as 4th Fighter Wing commander before retiring after 23 years of serving in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Derry)

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