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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 121st Fighter Squadron, 113th Wing, fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing after being refueled after exercise Bamboo Eagle, August 10, 2025. Bamboo Eagle was part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mikayla Gibbs)
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Master Sgt. James Johnson, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron operations flight chief, poses for a portrait May 30, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 375th AES conducted a Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation Simulation exercise in May, challenging both new and experienced Airmen with a mass-casualty scenario. The training gave Airmen hands-on experience with patient-carry procedures, aircraft loading and first responder medical care. “We play how we practice,” Johnson said. “I’d much rather go through an exercise and make mistakes, identify blind spots or near misses — those areas where we could potentially be vulnerable — versus when it’s time to go save someone’s life. That’s why we train.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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521st CRS shows mobility expertise at DLE

Airmen with the 521st Contingency Response Squadron, stationed out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, work together to guard and unload a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during the Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series at Port of Moses Lake, Washington, July 4, 2025. The DLE strengthens and demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to reach theater at speed and scale, sustain operations, and rapidly pivot to any theater of operation at a moment’s notice, while maintaining the strategic initiative. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 personnel across more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner)
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Allen Moore, Air Force Lessons Learned program director, poses for a portrait June 12, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. As program director, Moore oversees a team of assessors who attend exercises to observe, interview participants, and document key takeaways. The lessons they identify are incorporated into future exercises and wargames. “The great thing about large-scale exercises is it forces the Air Force to integrate,” Moore explained. “One of the things we don’t exercise enough is integration across the major commands, agencies and different parts of the Air Force — working and communicating with each other.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Ronnie Betts, Air Force Wargaming Institute wargaming specialist, poses for a portrait June 11, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Betts focuses on logistics and sustainment, ensuring participants in wargames consider resource management, troop movements and supply requirements. “The assumption is logistics will always be there, because the U.S. Air Force makes it look really, really easy,” Betts said. “Behind the scenes, though, it’s a different story. So, we bring that out in the wargames — aircraft breakdowns, time lag for supplies, cargo space, and so on.” The Air Force Wargaming Institute develops wargames and tabletop exercises to help leaders think through how the United States, its allies — and its adversaries — might act in any given situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Ronnie Betts, Air Force Wargaming Institute wargaming specialist, poses for a portrait June 11, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Betts focuses on logistics and sustainment, ensuring participants in wargames consider resource management, troop movements and supply requirements. “The assumption is logistics will always be there, because the U.S. Air Force makes it look really, really easy,” Betts said. “Behind the scenes, though, it’s a different story. So, we bring that out in the wargames — aircraft breakdowns, time lag for supplies, cargo space, and so on.” The Air Force Wargaming Institute develops wargames and tabletop exercises to help leaders think through how the United States, its allies — and its adversaries — might act in any given situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Ronnie Betts, Air Force Wargaming Institute wargaming specialist, poses for a portrait June 11, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Betts focuses on logistics and sustainment, ensuring participants in wargames consider resource management, troop movements and supply requirements. “The assumption is logistics will always be there, because the U.S. Air Force makes it look really, really easy,” Betts said. “Behind the scenes, though, it’s a different story. So, we bring that out in the wargames — aircraft breakdowns, time lag for supplies, cargo space, and so on.” The Air Force Wargaming Institute develops wargames and tabletop exercises to help leaders think through how the United States, its allies — and its adversaries — might act in any given situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Lisle Babcock, Air Force Wargaming Institute director, poses for a portrait June 11, 2025, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. AFWI hosts wargaming and tabletop exercises to prepare Airmen and Guardians for large-scale exercises and real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Senior Airman Breanna Parvin, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, poses for a portrait May 30, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Parvin participated in her first exercise in May, putting her training to the test in a real-time contingency scenario. “This exercise has been one of the best things I've experienced so far in my career,” Parvin said. “It was definitely an eye-opener for me. It showed me how I’m able to handle contingency operations and helped me understand that what I take from this exercise is going to impact the rest of my career going forward. I was very glad to be able to take part.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Senior Airman Breanna Parvin, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, poses for a portrait May 30, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Parvin participated in her first exercise in May, putting her training to the test in a real-time contingency scenario. “This exercise has been one of the best things I've experienced so far in my career,” Parvin said. “It was definitely an eye-opener for me. It showed me how I’m able to handle contingency operations and helped me understand that what I take from this exercise is going to impact the rest of my career going forward. I was very glad to be able to take part.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Senior Airman Breanna Parvin, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, poses for a portrait May 30, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Parvin participated in her first exercise in May, putting her training to the test in a real-time contingency scenario. “This exercise has been one of the best things I've experienced so far in my career,” Parvin said. “It was definitely an eye-opener for me. It showed me how I’m able to handle contingency operations and helped me understand that what I take from this exercise is going to impact the rest of my career going forward. I was very glad to be able to take part.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Master Sgt. James Johnson, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron operations flight chief, poses for a portrait May 30, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 375th AES conducted a Tactical Aeromedical Evacuation Simulation exercise in May, challenging both new and experienced Airmen with a mass-casualty scenario. The training gave Airmen hands-on experience with patient-carry procedures, aircraft loading and first responder medical care. “We play how we practice,” Johnson said. “I’d much rather go through an exercise and make mistakes, identify blind spots or near misses — those areas where we could potentially be vulnerable — versus when it’s time to go save someone’s life. That’s why we train.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Col. Andrew Miller, Air Mobility Command’s director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, and the lead planner for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Miller and his team began planning Mobility Guardian nearly two years ago, coordinating with units across the Air Force, as well as joint and allied partners. “What’s really cool about large-scale exercises is that we don’t often get everybody together from all different areas of competency in order to integrate for greater effect,” Miller said. “So, when we talk about being better together, that’s really where large-scale exercises come into play. They help us facilitate learning in a much broader context, because otherwise we’re just small areas of expertise working on our own skillsets.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Col. Andrew Miller, Air Mobility Command’s director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, and the lead planner for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Miller and his team began planning Mobility Guardian nearly two years ago, coordinating with units across the Air Force, as well as joint and allied partners. “What’s really cool about large-scale exercises is that we don’t often get everybody together from all different areas of competency in order to integrate for greater effect,” Miller said. “So, when we talk about being better together, that’s really where large-scale exercises come into play. They help us facilitate learning in a much broader context, because otherwise we’re just small areas of expertise working on our own skillsets.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Col. Andrew Miller, Air Mobility Command’s director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, and the lead planner for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Miller and his team began planning Mobility Guardian nearly two years ago, coordinating with units across the Air Force, as well as joint and allied partners. “What’s really cool about large-scale exercises is that we don’t often get everybody together from all different areas of competency in order to integrate for greater effect,” Miller said. “So, when we talk about being better together, that’s really where large-scale exercises come into play. They help us facilitate learning in a much broader context, because otherwise we’re just small areas of expertise working on our own skillsets.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Col. Andrew Miller, Air Mobility Command’s director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, and the lead planner for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Miller and his team began planning Mobility Guardian nearly two years ago, coordinating with units across the Air Force, as well as joint and allied partners. “What’s really cool about large-scale exercises is that we don’t often get everybody together from all different areas of competency in order to integrate for greater effect,” Miller said. “So, when we talk about being better together, that’s really where large-scale exercises come into play. They help us facilitate learning in a much broader context, because otherwise we’re just small areas of expertise working on our own skillsets.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Capt. Bryan Spears, Air Mobility Command’s A9 directorate operations research analyst and the lead assessor for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Spears works closely with subject matter experts across the command to determine the effectiveness of each portion of the exercise. “They’re the technical experts,” Spears said. “They help us at the command level figure out where we can improve, how we get better, how we start looking toward the future and how we make meaningful change — which helps inform how we plan the next one.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Capt. Bryan Spears, Air Mobility Command’s A9 directorate operations research analyst and the lead assessor for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Spears works closely with subject matter experts across the command to determine the effectiveness of each portion of the exercise. “They’re the technical experts,” Spears said. “They help us at the command level figure out where we can improve, how we get better, how we start looking toward the future and how we make meaningful change — which helps inform how we plan the next one.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Capt. Bryan Spears, Air Mobility Command’s A9 directorate operations research analyst and the lead assessor for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Spears works closely with subject matter experts across the command to determine the effectiveness of each portion of the exercise. “They’re the technical experts,” Spears said. “They help us at the command level figure out where we can improve, how we get better, how we start looking toward the future and how we make meaningful change — which helps inform how we plan the next one.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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Capt. Bryan Spears, Air Mobility Command’s A9 directorate operations research analyst and the lead assessor for exercise Mobility Guardian 2025, poses for a portrait May 29, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Spears works closely with subject matter experts across the command to determine the effectiveness of each portion of the exercise. “They’re the technical experts,” Spears said. “They help us at the command level figure out where we can improve, how we get better, how we start looking toward the future and how we make meaningful change — which helps inform how we plan the next one.” The Department-Level Exercise series is designed to test cooperation and integration across the service’s components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tyler Prince)
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