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        May 1, 2020
    Pair of Ellsworth B-1’s further demonstrate force employment model in Pacific
                    A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing is taxied to its parking spot at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 30, 2020. The B-1 returned to base after supporting a Bomber Task Force mission in the Indo-Pacific region. This operation demonstrated the Air Force’s dynamic force employment model in line with the National Defense Strategy’s objectives of strategic predictability and operational unpredictability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jette Carr)
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        Machine gunning to maintain mission readiness
                    Airman 1st Class Samantha Demello, a 673rd Security Forces Squadron installation entry controller, qualifies on the M2A1 machine gun at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 23, 2020. The 673rd SFS weapons-qualified Airmen support mission readiness by preserving continued deployability. The focus on readiness demonstrates the installation’s resiliency and posture for the future throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily Farnsworth)
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        F-35s arrive at Eielson
                    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft fly over the Alaska Highway en route to their new home with the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. The F-35 represents a new model of international cooperation, ensuring U.S. and coalition-partner security well into the 21st century. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)
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        USECAF and CMSAF visits Keesler AFB
                    While performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force, Shon Manasco, along with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, listen to Master Sgt. Brandon Long, 37th Training Wing Detachment 5 military training instructor, brief the physical-training procedures used by the basic military trainees outside of Erwin Manor at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., April. 22, 2020. Keelser AFB is one of three Air Education and Training Command locations Manasco and Wright toured to see first-hand adjustments to operations to mitigate and minimize COVID-19 impacts to the basic, technical and flying training pipelines, all of which have been deemed mission essential. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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        Bird’s eye view
                    C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing stand ready on the flightline at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., April 29, 2020. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)
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        Maintaining the Pace
                    Airman 1st Class Diante Lowe, a 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs maintenance on an aircraft at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 23, 2020. Newer and less-experienced maintenance Airmen at Cannon AFB have taken on increased roles and responsibilities since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing their skill set, readiness and resilience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)
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        76th and 78th ARS Local Training Flight
                    An Air Force Reserve KC-10 Extender with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, refuels a KC-10 Extender with the 76th ARS, 514th AMW, during a refueling training flight over the eastern coast of the U.S., April 25, 2020. The 76th and 78th ARS took turns refueling one another to ensure Airmen stay current on training requirements. 
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        Chaplains get creative to inspire during COVID-19
                    Chaplain (Capt.) Jonathan Dawson, 436th Airlift Wing chaplain, speaks during a recorded service April 25, 2020, at Chapel 1 on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The recordings are created during the week and aired on Sunday due to COVID-19 restrictions. The recordings allow the chapel to provide services while ensuring people's safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)
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        Team Hickam TFI Readiness
                    F-22 Raptors, a KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III taxi on the runway during a routine training schedule April 21, 2020, at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. The active-duty 15th Wing and Air National Guard’s 154th Wing, both assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, work together to deliver combat airpower, tanker fuel, humanitarian support and disaster relief across the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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        38th RQS conducts high angle rescue training
                    A pararescueman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron rappels down a climbing wall during high angle rescue training, April 28, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The training ensures pararescuemen stay proficient in extracting casualties from areas such as ravines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taryn Butler)
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        Canadian and U.S. forces conduct bi-national air defense exercise
                    U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jets from Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, and Royal Canadian air force CF-18 fighter jets from 3 Wing, Bagotville, Quebec, fly in formation with a Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from the 171st Air Refueling Wing during a Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Canadian NORAD Region cross-border demonstration, April 23, 2020. Aircrew and members of the ANG and RCAF practiced tactical-intercept skills in the air-defense exercise designed to reinforce interoperability across the United States and Canadian border. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo by Capt. Kyle Tufts)
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        Refueling Eagles
                    A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, breaks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., after receiving fuel off the English Coast, April 23, 2020. The 100th ARW provides air-refueling support throughout the European and African areas of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)
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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.
    
    Ellsworth 



28 BW 



28th Bomb Wing 



B-1 



B-1B Lancer 



JBER 



673d Security Forces Squadron 



COVID-19 



coronavirus 



COVID19b 



COVID19c 



M2A1 machine gun 



readiness 



.50-caliber 



354th Fighter Wing 



168th Wing 



F-35 Lightning II 



KC-135 Stratotanker 



Eielson AFB 



Aerial Refueling 



Air Force 



Air National Guard 



Alaska 



F-35A 



First Aircraft Arrival 



AFWN 



FA 



LR 



security 



tour 



Airmen 



protection 



safety 



health 



Mississippi 



leadership 



Lackland AFB 



37th Training Wing 



outbreak 



dorms 



Detachment 5 



Arrival 



Keesler Air Force Base 



commander 



Airman 



training 



81st Training Wing 



Air Education and Training Command 



Under Secretary of the Air Force 



real world 



MTI 



visit 



BMT 



military training instructors 



81st Training Group 



immersion tour 



Precautions 



Second Air Force 



Maj. Gen. Nina Armagno 



737th Training Group 



Airmanship 200 



Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth Wright 



social distancing 



Symptoms Check 



HPCON Charlie 



Health Protection Condition Charlie 



KEESLERBMT 



Basic Military Training Airmen 



Erwin Manor 



The Honorable Shon Manasco 



Director of Space Programs 



Col. IKelly Sams 



USecAF Senior Military Assistant 



Cyber Transport Training 



COVID19USAFFET 



4th Air Force; C-17; Pittsburgh 



Pittsburgh 



Air Force Reserve 



911th Airlift Wing 



maintenance 



Globemaster III 



DOD 



Department of Defense 



Airman magazine 



DMA 



covidUSAF 



27 SOMXG 



27 SOW 



27th Special Operations Maintenance Group 



27th Special Operations Wing 



Air Force Special Operations Command 



AFSOC 



response 



Cannon AFB 



Cannon Air Force Base 



mainteneance 



514 AMW 



jbmdl 



AF 



ReserveReady 



ReserveResilient 



AFRC 



78th ARS 



76th ARS 



Chapel 



Service 



Dover AFB 



faith 



Cross 



religious 



Christian 



Delaware 



Air Mobility Command; spiritual 



USNORTHCOM 



18th Air Force 



del 



moral 



AMC 



U.S. Air Force 



Dover Air Force Base 



DE 



chaplain 



United States Northern Command 



436th Airlift Wing 



prepared 



Stronger together 



DAFB 



2020 



Team Dover 



436th AW 



18AF 



belief 



436th Airlift Wing chaplain 



436th AW Chaplain 



online video 



Hawaii Air National Guard 



INDOPACOM 



TFI 



hawaiian raptors 



F-22 



199th fs 



19th FS 



KC-135R Stratotanker 



203rd ARS 



C-17 Globemaster III 



204th airlift squadron 



535th AS 



United States Air Force 



USAF 



9th Air Force 



ninth air force 



Air Combat Command 



ACC 



Moody Air Force Base 



team moody 



mafb 



23d Wing 



Flying Tigers 



attack-rescue-prevail 



Georgia 



38th Rescue Squadron 



pararescueman 



high angle rescue training 



NORAD 



104th Fighter Wing 



171st Air Refueling Wing 



Refueling Wing 



CONR 



CANR 



RAF Mildenhall 



100th ARW 



EUCOM 



USAFE 



Europe 



England 



refueling 



boom 



F-15 



F-15C 



F-15E 



Strike Eagle 



Eagle; 48th FW 



493rd FS 



494th FS 



GB 



military 



wing commander 



RAF Lakenheath 



fighter 



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