This week’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
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)
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)
The 910th Airlift Wing’s first C-130J-30 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)
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).
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)
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)
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)
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, participates in a flyover at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 24, 2024. FIA is an 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)
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi is briefed by Airmen assigned to the 48th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on July 23, 2024. Flosi toured the installation with the AEW leadership team, attending intel briefs and recognized several Airmen for their accomplishments and contributions to the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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)
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)
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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