U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edward Moyer, a crew chief with the 120th Airlift Wing Maintenance Squadron, applies anti-icing fluid to a C-130 Hercules aircraft before a local training mission at Montana Air National Guard Base, Feb. 10, 2020. On snowy days, ice can build up and damage flight surfaces. (Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandy Burke)
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Crew chiefs prepare C-130H for takeoff

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edward Moyer, a crew chief with the 120th Airlift Wing Maintenance Squadron, applies anti-icing fluid to a C-130 Hercules aircraft before a local training mission at Montana Air National Guard Base, Feb. 10, 2020. On snowy days, ice can build up and damage flight surfaces. (Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandy Burke)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Badders, 325th Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of confinement, shoots at virtual targets at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2020. Security Forces uses the Multiple Interactive Learning/Training Objectives Range to hone their skills without the need to fire live rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)
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Tyndall hosts joint training and weapon evaluations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Badders, 325th Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of confinement, shoots at virtual targets at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2020. Security Forces uses the Multiple Interactive Learning/Training Objectives Range to hone their skills without the need to fire live rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Richard Flagg, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, shows off his new maintenance shorts Jan. 23, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The shorts are intended to alleviate some of the heat stress maintenance Airmen experience while operating under the hot Okinawa sun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)
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Shogun maintainers cool off with new shorts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Richard Flagg, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, shows off his new maintenance shorts Jan. 23, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The shorts are intended to alleviate some of the heat stress maintenance Airmen experience while operating under the hot Okinawa sun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)

Dak, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, tugs on a rubber toy, Feb. 10, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. MWDs are essential to the Air Force mission by providing explosive/drug searches, search and recovery, and suspect apprehension. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman JaNae Capuno)
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USAF – Military Working Dog Dak

Dak, 366th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, tugs on a rubber toy, Feb. 10, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. MWDs are essential to the Air Force mission by providing explosive/drug searches, search and recovery, and suspect apprehension. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman JaNae Capuno)

Airman 1st Class Carl Dowell, assigned to 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit with the 388th Fighter Wing, guides a GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition during the Load Crew of the Year competition Feb. 7, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The load crew competition requires teams of three Airmen to load weapons onto a F-35A Lightning II as quickly and accurately as possible within a 37.5 minute time frame. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)
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Load Crew of the Year competition

Airman 1st Class Carl Dowell, assigned to 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit with the 388th Fighter Wing, guides a GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition during the Load Crew of the Year competition Feb. 7, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The load crew competition requires teams of three Airmen to load weapons onto a F-35A Lightning II as quickly and [Read More …]

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hall, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron air transortation specialist, uses a forklift to unload pallets of cargo February 6, 2020, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The air transportation specialists were quickly able to unload over 40 pallets and transport them to the receiving yard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson)
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Airmen of the 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron unload pallets of cargo at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hall, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron air transortation specialist, uses a forklift to unload pallets of cargo February 6, 2020, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The air transportation specialists were quickly able to unload over 40 pallets and transport them to the receiving yard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ralph [Read More …]

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators prepare to fly on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before conducting a training mission at exercise Southern Strike 2020, at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Feb. 6, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson)
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U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators move to clear an objective during exercise Southern Strike 2020, in Fort Morgan, Ala., Feb. 6, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson) U.S. Air Force [Read More …]

Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Cole Roederer practices a paratrooper jump simulator at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 28, 2020. Athletes toured MacDill’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape facility, parachute riggers, KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator, and Boom Operator Weapon Systems Trainer facilities before attending a brief by special forces service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan C. Grossklag)
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Professional athletes visit MacDill Air Force Base

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner attends a tour of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) facility at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 28, 2020. Athletes toured MacDill’s SERE, parachute riggers, KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator, and Boom Operator Weapon Systems Trainer facilities before attending a brief by special forces service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st [Read More …]