• Airmen from the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conduct a litter-carry demonstration, Jan. 24, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The squadron’s Air Battle Lab tests and evaluates new tactics, techniques and procedures for potential integration into Air Force-wide aeromedical evacuation operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • Maj. Brendan Arbuckle, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron chief of tactics, poses for a portrait, Jan. 24, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Arbuckle and his team are piloting new techniques, tactics and procedures aimed at making aeromedical evacuation operations more agile, flexible and effective. “With the conflict environment we may face in the future, we won’t be able to operate the same way we have for the last 20 or 25 years,” Arbuckle said. “Adaptability and flexibility are going to be vital.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • Two 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron equipment backpacks, packed to the brim, sit side by side on a C-130J trainer fuselage, Jan. 24, 2025, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. This is part of a pilot program the 375th AES is testing to find more agile and flexible ways of operating. “We’re testing various approaches — not just to see if they work,” said Maj. Brendan Arbuckle, 375th AES chief of tactics, “but to train our minds to think differently and adapt to evolving situations.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • Maj. Gen. Gerald A. Donohue, Air Mobility Command strategic deterrence and nuclear integration director of operations, poses for a photo at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Jan. 22, 2025. Donohue leads efforts to modernize AMC’s airlift capabilities, ensuring the command is prepared to operate in contested and dynamic environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • Capt. Matthew Frizzell, 29th Weapons Squadron C-130 weapons officer, poses for a photo in front of a C-130J Super Hercules at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 22, 2025. Frizzell applies his expertise in tactical airlift operations to enhance mission readiness and adaptability in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • Capt. Christopher Gullo, 29th Weapons Squadron C-130 weapons officer, sits on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 22, 2025. Gullo specializes in developing advanced tactics and techniques for airlift operations in contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • Maj. Joseph Burmeister, 19th Operations Support Squadron chief of tactics, poses for a photo at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 22, 2025. As chief of tactics, Burmeister develops and implements strategies to enhance airlift capabilities in dynamic and contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Delano Scott)
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deanna Adkins, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron training instructor, analyzes a patient while Tech. Sgt. Jacob Appleby, 375th AES simulations and technology non-commissioned officer in charge, administers CPR to the simulated patient during a fuselage training exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Feb. 27, 2025. Cardiac arrest was one of the multiple staged medical emergencies that took place during the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Baisey)
  • In this week’s Around the Air Force, we highlight Operation Christmas Drop 2024: the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation, which brings U.S. and partner nations together to provide food, tools and clothing to more than 58 remote islands in the Indo-Pacific region.
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  • Around the Air Force: One Force Design, Global Hydro-Intelligence, and the Rated Preparatory Program
  • In this week's Around the Air Force, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center activates a task force to help bases affected by hurricanes, the Air Force Reserve enhances combat power by transitioning to the F-35A, and the Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General outlines his four strategic imperatives for health and medical readiness.
  • In this week’s look Around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff David Allvin emphasizes integration with allies and partners, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall highlights air mobility force’s growing role in Great Power Competition, and the new Squadron Innovation Fund Marketplace revolutionizes how innovation is funded and fostered across the service. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
  • Col. Paul Brenner is the senior reserve advisor to the chief information officer at Air Education and Training Command, and a professor and research scientist at the University of Notre Dame focused on artificial intelligence and data analytics.
  • Dr. Lisa Tripp, Air Education and Training Command’s command analytics officer and AI liaison, poses for a photo at Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, Texas, Oct. 15, 2024. Tripp helped spearhead the AETC Data Literacy Foundations course, which aims to digitally upskill Airmen in data management and analysis.
  • Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, poses for a photo in his office at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala., Sept. 24, 2024. The Barnes Center is named after the Air Force’s fourth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the first African American to attain the highest enlisted position in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Barnes Center is responsible for all stateside Noncommissioned Officer Academies, the Community College of the Air Force, the Senior NCO Academy, the Chief Leadership Course, the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute and the Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course. It also provides content, curriculum and guidance for all Airman Leadership Schools, Foundations courses and overseas NCO Academies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
  • Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, poses for a photo in his office at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala., Sept. 24, 2024. The Barnes Center is named after the Air Force’s fourth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the first African American to attain the highest enlisted position in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Barnes Center is responsible for all stateside Noncommissioned Officer Academies, the Community College of the Air Force, the Senior NCO Academy, the Chief Leadership Course, the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute and the Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course. It also provides content, curriculum and guidance for all Airman Leadership Schools, Foundations courses and overseas NCO Academies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
  • Senior Master Sgt. Kayleigh McAviney, Warrant Officer Training School (WOTS) operations superintendent, poses for a photo at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 23, 2024. WOTS is a 40-day in-residence accessions program designed to educate and train candidates with specialized knowledge and technical skills on how to serve as technical advisors to command leadership. Upon graduation, the candidates become Warrant Officers who will address critical operational needs while maintaining highly perishable skills specific to their Air Force Specialty Codes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
  • Senior Master Sgt. Kayleigh McAviney, Warrant Officer Training School (WOTS) operations superintendent, poses for a photo at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 23, 2024. WOTS is a 40-day in-residence accessions program designed to educate and train candidates with specialized knowledge and technical skills on how to serve as technical advisors to command leadership. Upon graduation, the candidates become Warrant Officers who will address critical operational needs while maintaining highly perishable skills specific to their Air Force Specialty Codes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
  • Mr. David Bonner, Air University (AU) chief historian, poses for a photo at Maxwell Air Force Base, Sept. 23, 2024. AU provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, to include pre-commissioning programs for new officers to progressive, career-long professional military development for Total Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
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Mr. David Bonner, Air University (AU) chief historian, poses for a photo at Maxwell Air Force Base, Sept. 23, 2024. AU provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, to include pre-commissioning programs for new officers to progressive, career-long professional military development for Total Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)

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