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Task Force-99 leads change in drone development, employment

The Chief Technology Officer of Titan Dynamics and Fellow with the U.S. Air Force’s Blue Horizons program put the final touches to a new unmanned aerial system developed by U.S. Air Forces Central’s Task Force-99 at an undisclosed location with the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2024. The team inputted flight requirements into a specially-designed computer program that developed the UAS based on those requirements. The computer program took minutes to develop the plan for the UAS. Previously, it would take a single engineer up to a week to produce the same plan. (U.S. Air Force photo.)
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Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future

U.S. Guardians listen as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, speaks at the Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 3, 2024. Participants discussed a variety of topics, such as innovation, military strategy and the importance of leadership for developing war fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, speaks with Guardians at the Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 3, 2024. The course was created to provide newly-selected chief and senior master sergeants with a common perspective as they step into new roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, takes questions at the Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 3, 2024. The course was created to provide newly-selected chief and senior master sergeants with a common perspective as they step into new roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, speaks at the Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 3, 2024. Black spoke about the new leaders’ roles, responsibilities and the future of warfighting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, asks questions at the Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 3, 2024. Black spoke about the importance of space in national and global security, innovation, and the future of warfighting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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U.S Air Force Capt. Regina Panting, 86th Airlift Wing deputy sexual assault response coordinator, and Chief Master Sgt. Rex Panting, 700th Contracting Squadron senior enlisted leader and Capt. Panting’s spouse, pose together at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 13, 2024. Capt. Panting draws strength from her marriage and upbringing to connect with victims and provide her best support as a SARC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dylan Myers)
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Airmen load AFCENT C-130s with humanitarian aid bound for Gaza

A U.S. Air Force port operations Airman inspects humanitarian aid destined for Gaza loaded aboard a C-130J Super Hercules at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 2, 2024. In addition to the inspection, each pallet is parachute rigged and inspected by U.S. Army Central Command Soldiers who specialize in rigging supplies for airdrop to ensure they are prepared to drop as safely as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, left, speaks with military members during a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft orientation flight over Ohio, March 19, 2024. After the flight, Black spoke to 459th Air Refueling Wing Airmen where he offered advice about their professional development and about their role in the Joint Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft piloted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curtis “Chummer" Voltz, with the 180th Fighter Wing, refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 756th Air Refueling Squadron stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 19, 2024. The mission was part of an orientation flight for the new Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, who spoke with 459th Air Refueling Wing Airmen afterward to increase their understanding of their role in the Joint Force and the importance of preparing as a warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Detreville, left, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, demonstrates how to use the boom with U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Emily Gavidia, strategic planner to the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, during a flight over Ohio, March 19, 2024. The boom is a telescoping tube used for transferring fuel from a tanker aircraft to a receiver aircraft during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 112th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are seen through the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 756th Air Refueling Squadron stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Md., during a refueling mission over Ohio, March 19, 2024. The mission was part of an orientation flight for the new Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Troy E. Black. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Leadership at altitude: Top enlisted service member visits 459th Wing

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, left, observes 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilots during an orientation flight over Ohio, March 19, 2024. The flight offered Black a firsthand experience of the 459th Air Refueling Wing’s mission, emphasizing the importance of aerial refueling operations and facilitating direct engagement with the wing’s Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi)
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Austere Challenge 2024

2nd Lt. Faith Le (left), 616th Operations Center, Senior Intelligence Duty Officer, looks over a checklist during Exercise Austere Challenge March 12, 2024, at 616th Operations Center Kelley, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The overall intent of the exercise is to prepare U.S. and NATO forces to operate across the full range of military operations and to strengthening interoperability with global partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern)
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Capt. Valentina Basile, 377th Air Base Wing Staff Judge Advocates Office assistant staff judge advocate, shows Capt. Arianna Drerup, 377 ABW Staff Judge Advocates Airman, online legal references at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 18, 2024. Basile is Canada native who immigrated to the United States at 11 years old and later joined the U.S. Air Force in 2009 as an enlisted finance pay technician. Basile has served approximately combined 14 years for the federal government through her time in the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserves and as a federal civilian employee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick.)
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Medal of Honor recipient’s family reflect on his sacrifice, honor during visit to Air Force Memorial

Kerry Wilkins places her hand on the name of her great uncle, Maj. Raymond H. Wilkins, while visiting the Air Force Memorial’s Medal of Honor Wall in Arlington, Va., July 2023. Maj. Wilkins received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II, which allowed for the safe withdrawal of the remaining planes in his squadron during an attack on shipping at Simpson Harbor in Rabaul, New Britain, November 2, 1943. (Courtesy Photo Provided by Kerry Wilkins)
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Medal of Honor recipient’s family reflect on his sacrifice, honor during visit to Air Force Memorial

Kerry Wilkins poses for a photo with members of the Air Force Honor Guard and National Park Police in front of the Air Force Memorial’s Medal of Honor Wall in Arlington, Va., July 2023. Wilkins visited the memorial to honor her great uncle, Maj. Raymond H. Wilkins, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. (Courtesy Photo Provided by Kerry Wilkins)
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Medal of Honor recipient’s family reflect on his sacrifice, honor during visit to Air Force Memorial

Kerry Wilkins shows a photo of her great uncle, Maj. Raymond H. Wilkins, on her phone while visiting the Air Force Memorial’s Medal of Honor Wall in Arlington, Va., July 2023. Maj. Wilkins, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic sacrifice during World War II, was described as a wonderful student and happy-go-lucky child growing up in rural Virginia. (Courtesy Photo Provided by Kerry Wilkins)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Drexter Bethea, 305th Operations Support Squadron weather craftsman, briefs the weather forecast to 305th Air Mobility Wing leadership during a weekly mission review at Joint Base McGuire- Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 15, 2024. Weather technicians provide intel to assist in determining mission viability and impacts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jewaun Victor)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Drexter Bethea, 305th Operations Support Squadron weather craftsman, briefs the weather forecast to 305th Air Mobility Wing leadership during a weekly mission review at Joint Base McGuire- Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 15, 2024. Weather technicians provide intel to assist in determining mission viability and impacts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jewaun Victor)
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