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726 MUNS puts the power in airpower

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Pickell, a munitions operations technician assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron, secures a sensor onto a joint direct attack munition at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2023. The 726th EMSS Munitions Flight is the focal point for Air Force owned munitions movements in East Africa and prepares and generates munitions cargo movements to various units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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726 MUNS puts the power in airpower

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron, install a sensor onto a joint direct attack munition at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2023. 726th EMSS Munitions personnel equip and sustain Air Force ground combat and tactical units, aerial cargo transport ops, personnel recovery and combat strike missions across East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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726 MUNS puts the power in airpower

A box containing parts for a joint direct attack munition is stored at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2023. Chabelley Airfield is a tri-laterally shared installation with the Djiboutian and French governments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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726 MUNS puts the power in airpower

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Barontini, a munitions operations technician assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron, examines rows of MK 82 bombs at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2023. 726th EMSS Munitions personnel equip and sustain Air Force ground combat and tactical units, aerial cargo transport ops, personnel recovery and combat strike missions across East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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726 MUNS puts the power in airpower

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Pickell, a munitions operations technician assigned to the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron, stands inside a munitions storage bunker at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Aug. 25, 2023. 726th EMSS Munitions personnel equip and sustain Air Force ground combat and tactical units, aerial cargo transport ops, personnel recovery and combat strike missions across East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

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Aviano Airman wins DoD Award

Members of the Vicini Americani program meet to discuss upcoming summer camp activities in Aviano, Italy, Aug. 24, 2023. Rangel Bermudez is involved in many organizations around base and in the local community. The Vicini Americani program’s goal is to create and strengthen connections between Americans and local communities through volunteer opportunities and social events, while also helping to ease the transition to life overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Stubblefield)

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Aviano Airman wins DoD Award

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iris Rangel Bermudez, 31st Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, took notes during a meeting for the Vicini Americani program discussing upcoming summer camp activities in Aviano, Italy, Aug. 24, 2023. Rangel won the League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Service Uniformed Services Public Service Award winner for 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Stubblefield)

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Aviano Airman wins DoD Award

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iris Rangel Bermudez, 31st Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, Giorgia Scarlata, 31st CONS contracting specialist, and Senior Airman MaryAnn Mallard, 31st CONS contracting journeyman, discuss pool hours during a squadron booster club meeting at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 21, 2023. Rangel Bermudez is involved in many organizations around base and in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Stubblefield)

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Aviano Airman wins DoD Award

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iris Rangel Bermudez, 31st Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, answers the phone at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 21, 2023. Rangel Bermudez won the 2023 League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Service Uniformed Services Public Service Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Stubblefield)

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Aviano Airman wins DoD Award

From Left U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iris Rangel Bermudez, 31st Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Madison DeGarmo, 31st CONS commodities flight noncommissioned officer in charge, review a document on a computer at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 21, 2023. Rangel Bermudez won the League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Service Uniformed Services Public Service Award winner for 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Stubblefield)

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Poland Cyber Command and 16th AF, strengthen Information Warfare together

Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force commander, receives a welcome plaque from Polish Maj. Gen. Karol Molenda, Commander, Poland Cyber Command, at Cyber Command Headquarters, Poland, Aug. 21, 2023. During this time of worldwide information environment competition, 16th Air Force officials work with Poland and other allies and partners to increase operational effectiveness and mature information warfare. (Courtesy photo)

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Poland Cyber Command and 16th AF, strengthen Information Warfare together

Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force commander (fifth from the left), shakes hands with Polish Maj. Gen. Karol Molenda, Commander, Poland Cyber Command, at Cyber Command Headquarters, Poland, during a group photo of 16th Air Force leadership and Poland Cyber Command leadership, Aug. 21, 2023. Bilateral engagements like this cultivate partnerships to better coordinate information warfare operations and converge NATO defense capabilities. (Courtesy photo)

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Rescue pilot’s visit to Aviano connects the past to the present

U.S. Air Force Maj Gen. Thomas E. Kunkel, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control commander, receives tour of the HH-60G Pave Hawk at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 18, 2023. Kunkel was one of the rescue pilots involved in the 1999 rescue mission of the then Lt. Col. David L. Goldfein, commander of the 555th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Synsere Howard)

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37 AS connects USAF, Allies and Partners for Astral Knight 23-6

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kory Frame, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for flight in support of Astral Knight 2023 Part 6, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18, 2023. AK23-6 incorporates Agile Combat Employment concepts designed to make the Air Force more agile in execution, more resilient in sustaining capabilities, and more lethal in delivering combat power from austere and remote locations.

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37 AS connects USAF, Allies and Partners for Astral Knight 23-6

Lithuanian air force Sgt. Rokas Vyautas Grientnickas, Fuels Section special liquids technician, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ramiro Ramirez, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, refuel a U.S. C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in Lithuania in support of Astral Knight 23 Part 6, Aug. 18, 2023. Exercises and deployments utilizing Agile Combat Employment concepts by distributing aviation operations ensure forces in Europe are ready to protect and defend Allies, Partners and U.S. interests at a moment’s notice.

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37 AS connects USAF, Allies and Partners for Astral Knight 23-6

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, during Astral Knight 2023 Part 6, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18, 2023. The 37th AS delivered the Airmen to a strategic location in Lithuania to exercise Agile Combat Employment concepts during AK23-6. ACE enables U.S. forces in Europe to operate from locations with varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are postured to deliver lethal combat power across the spectrum of military operations.

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37 AS connects USAF, Allies and Partners for Astral Knight 23-6

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ramiro Ramirez and Master Sgt. George Harlan, both 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chiefs, configure a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for multiple passengers to support Astral Knight 2023 Part 6, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18, 2023. AK23-6 is a multinational live-fly field training exercise, aimed to demonstrate proactive and reactive Agile Combat Employment deployments, enhance command and control procedures, and improve logistics with Allies and Partners in the Arctic and Baltic regions.

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37 AS connects USAF, Allies and Partners for Astral Knight 23-6

U.S. Air Force Capt. Johnny Murphy, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilot, performs preflight checks at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18, 2023. The 37th AS is supporting Astral Knight 23 Part 6, which incorporates all U.S. Air Forces in Europe — Air Forces Africa flying wings along with the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and focuses on Agile Combat Employment proactive and reactive asset movements, as well as ground and aerial interoperability training.

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Rescue pilot’s visit to Aviano connects the past to the present

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot helps Maj. Gen Thomas E. Kunkel, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force commander, prepare for his flight in an F-16 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 17, 2023. One of the highlights of Kunkel’s visit was his flight on an F-16, along with the tour of the 56th Rescue Squadron which operates the HH-60G Pave Hawk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Synsere Howard)

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Rescue pilot’s visit to Aviano connects the past to the present

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. E. Thomas Kunkel, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force commander, prepares for takeoff at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 17, 2023. Kunkel’s visit was significant to Aviano because he was one of the rescue pilots that saved the life of retired Gen. David L. Goldfein, when he was a lieutenant colonel and commander of the 555th Fighter Squadron, after his F-16 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Serbia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Synsere Howard)

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