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  • An Afghan airman demonstrates his aircrew flight equipment knowledge to U.S. Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing and Train, Advice, Assist Command-Air aboard an Afghan C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 29, 2015. Airmen with the 455th AEW visited Forward Operating Base Oqab and Hamid Karzai International Airport to share their aircrew flight equipment knowledge with their Afghan counterparts and also assist TAAC-Air with keeping Coalition AFE equipment current. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

    Airmen share knowledge, experience to better Afghanistan’s air force

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing recently traveled to Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, to assist Train, Advice, Assist Command-Air with training and validating the Afghanistan air force’s aircrew flight equipment section.
  • Staff Sgt. Joseph Crotty, the 822d Base Defense Squadron NCO in charge of standards and evaluations, gazes down the sights of his M24 Sniper Weapon System while in the prone position July 2, 2015, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Crotty and Senior Airman Phillip Hopkins, the 822d Base Defense Squadron fireteam leader, attended the nine-week Royal Air Force's Basic Sniper Course to develop their knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

    Snipers hone skills during Royal Air Force training

    As his mind wandered to his hunger and lack of sleep, the sniper turned his thoughts back to the mission at hand. Staff Sgt. Joseph Crotty, the 822d Base Defense Squadron NCO in charge of standards and evaluations, would have to stay focused to get through this training.
  • Two Afghan National Army flight medics carry a litter, or stretcher, from the back of a C-130H Hercules during a simulated medical evacuation flight at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, July 9, 2015. The Train, Advise, Assist Command - Air (TAAC-Air) advisors provide weekly training to the ANA and Afghan air force to further develop and grow their fight medics’ capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Eydie Sakura)

    TAAC-Air advisors provide C-130 medevac training to Afghan medics

    Ten Afghan National Army flight medics and one flight nurse did hands-on training in a C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, July 9.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, partnered with the Australian Army during a refueling exercise at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, July 8, 2015, in Darwin, Australia, during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Steven Peterson/Released)

    Airmen share aerial refueling tactics with Royal Australian AF

    U.S. Air Force members demonstrated forward aerial refueling tactics with Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel July 8 during Talisman Sabre 2015. The training demonstration helped provide Australian forces with the knowledge to establish similar capabilities for their future operations.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III signs an agreement at the conclusion of the Conference of American Air Chiefs June 25, 2015, in Mexico City. The conference is an annual event sponsored by the System of Cooperation Among American Air Chiefs, which is headquartered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and includes representatives from 20 Western Hemisphere air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Bryan Bouchard)

    Western Hemisphere air chiefs work together at annual conference

    United-Allied -- this is the motto of the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, an organization comprised of more than 20 air force leaders from across the Western Hemisphere, who met June 22-26 in Mexico City for a summit known as the Conference of American Air Chiefs.
  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Lucio Bernabe, assigned to the Marine Aircraft Group 49 and a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course instructor, demonstrates the final part of a wrist takedown during a MCMAP tan belt class for Airmen on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 16, 2015. Ten Airmen took and passed the course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua King)

    All colors fade to mud

    Marines and Airmen crawled and carried one another through the pouring rain, and as their tan and green uniforms got covered with mud, the service members looked like the joint fighting force that they are.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off in support of NATO exercise Eagle Talon June 15, 2015. Forces from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 52nd Fighter Wing and the 32nd Tactical Wing from Poland focused on offensive air operations and command and control exercises. The training missions paired U.S. fighter pilots and maintenance crews with their Polish Air Force counterparts at Lask Air Base, Poland, and helped strengthen relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Wesley Fleming )

    US, Polish air forces participate in Ramstein Guard

    The Air Force, along with its Polish counterparts, participated in NATO exercise Ramstein Guard with the first F-16 Fighting Falcon flights from the South Carolina Air National Guard, and the 32nd Tactical Wing here June 15.
  • An F-22 Raptor from the 525 Fighter Squadron, returns from a mission during exercise Northern Edge 2015 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 18, 2015. Northern Edge is Alaska’s premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures, as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all services and components were involved. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William Banton)

    Raptors bring intimidation to exercise Northern Edge

    Its wide muzzle, short black broad nose with large nostrils and deep-set, dark eyes grimace intimidation across the patch on the right shoulder of the pilot boarding his aircraft while preparing to engage an enemy in the joint interoperability environment that is Northern Edge 2015.
  • An F-15C Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, takes off during exercise Northern Edge from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 16, 2015. Northern Edge 2015 is Alaska’s premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services and components were involved. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. William Banton)

    Northern Edge 2015 fills the skies

    Approximately 200 military aircraft filled the skies above Alaska June 15, signifying the start of the joint training exercise, Northern Edge 2015.
  • Airmen from the U.S. and South Korea work together to repair a damaged runway during exercise Pacific Unity, June 11, 2015, at Jungwon Air Base, South Korea. The exercise was designed to give U.S. and South Korean airmen the chance to further develop their international relationship by networking and exchanging information, while working together in a simulated contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro)

    US, South Korea civil engineers strengthen alliance during Pacific Unity

    Civil engineer Airmen from the South Korea and U.S. air forces strengthened their joint partnership and sharpened their emergency response skills during Pacific Unity June 9-11 at Jungwon Air Base, South Korea.
  • Tech. Sgt. Terrence Wright, an air transportation craftsman, loads a cooler containing units of blood bound for Kathmandu, Nepal, into a Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand, May 10, 2015. A joint operations center established in U-Tapao serves as a staging point for JTF-505 aviation assets and key planners conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in response to the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal April 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez)

    Joint US forces support Nepal earthquake relief efforts in Thailand

    In support of Operation Sahayogi Haat, Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are ensuring humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies and personnel are moving smoothly in and out of Nepal at an intermediate staging base (ISB) at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand.
  • Soldiers from the 193rd Infantry Brigade and Airmen from the 26th Special Tactics Squadron land after a parachute jump as a part of exercise Emerald Warrior April 28, 2015, at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Emerald Warrior is the Defense Department’s only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real-world contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Shelby Kay-Fantozzi)

    Emerald Warrior-15 a complete success

    More than 2,100 members participated in Emerald Warrior, an annual Air Force Special Operations Command two-week joint service, interagency and partner nation exercise that concluded here May 1.
  • Pararescuemen assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath's 57th Rescue Squadron rappel from an HH-60G Pave Hawk in multinational exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 in Scotland, April 21, 2015. About 13,000 personnel from 14 countries participated in the exercise, to strengthen and test their readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erin O'Shea)

    Joint Warrior: It's what we train for

    They train for air-to-air combat missions, are rapidly deployable, execute worldwide combat search and rescue (CSAR), and sustain operations around the world during both war and peace.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Ventura, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Check Six facilitator, demonstrates proper weapon holding procedures during joint interoperability training April 14, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen from the 379th ESFS shared techniques and procedures with members of the Qatar Emiri Air Force during this joint training. Training like this enhances the interoperability of both the U.S. and its host nation partners and helps improve bilateral relations by sharing techniques on how each country operates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

    Security forces Airmen train alongside Qatari counterparts

    Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted joint interoperability training with members from the Qatar Emiri Air Force here, April 12 and 14.
  • Soldiers prepare for takeoff in an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III March 27, 2015, on the flightline during Operation Viking at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Texas. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment participated in the air-landing exercise, which included setting up security, room clearing procedures and a mortar attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J. Zuriel Lee)

    Altus Airmen, National Guard participate in joint exercise

    Airmen from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in Operation Viking, a joint force exercise, on March 28.

  • US air advisors pioneer new DOD training in Zambia

    Eight members of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, to take part in a first of its kind Department of State training event, March 21.
  • Master Sgt. Carl Champagne disrupts adversary’s communications by using spectrum monitoring tools during a simulated satellite communications electronic attack exercise April 11, 2014, in New London, N.C. Champagne is a telecommunications specialist for the 263rd Combat Communication Squadron. The 263rd CBCS hosted more than 50 active-duty, Reserve and National Guard Airmen during the joint training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Patricia F. Moran)

    Joint communication training creates realistic scenarios, cost savings

    “Train like we fight” and “Do more with less” are mottos echoing the walls of countless Defense Department and Air Force conference rooms daily; and for good reason. U.S. military missions continue to expand while concurrently trying to balance shrinking budgets and decreasing personnel.
  • Capt. Austin Brown reviews his F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration with a member of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition crew March 16, 2015, in Langkawi, Malaysia. Brown is a pilot assigned to the Pacific Air Forces demonstration team. Defense Department participation in the LIMA 15 airshow strengthens military-to-military relationships and underscores the cooperation agreements between the U.S. and Malaysia. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Elias Zani)

    US demonstrates continued support with Malaysia

    The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 15 (LIMA 15), which is the largest airshow in the region, officially commenced on March 17.
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot takes-off March 16, 2015, during the first sortie of Dacian Warhawk at Campia Turzii, Romania. The training missions are designed to incorporate both air and ground operations between the two nations, and include several partnership building events. The pilot is assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales)

    USAFE, Romanian airmen kick off Dacian Warhawk

    More than 100 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Campia Turzii, Romania, to kick off a bilateral Romanian and Air Force training event March 10-27.

  • Space planning essential to battle success

    "Space, the final frontier," can mean a lot to people in different careers, but is the vast blackness filled with mesmerizing intergalactic-lights important to today's warfighter? According to Capt. Jamil Brown, the 607th Air Operations Center chief of space plans, space is a newer concept to warfighting, and his team worked to integrate the concept into exercise Key Resolve (KR) 15.
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