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  • 721st CRS conducts first “Phantom Shield” exercise at Amedee AAF

    The 721st Contingency Response Squadron (CRS) successfully completed its inaugural internally planned and executed exercise, “Phantom Shield,” at Amedee Army Airfield from May 12-20.The nine-day exercise marked a milestone for the newly established unit, testing its ability to rapidly deploy and

  • Scott strengthens aeromedical readiness with TAES exercise

    From May 12–16, 2025, the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron led a “TAES” exercise designed to test and enhance the Air Force’s patient movement capabilities, ensuring rapid evacuation of wounded personnel in contested environments.The Theater Aeromedical Evacuation System (TAES) is a vital

  • 317th AW boosts Indo-Pacific reach during Balikatan 25

    The 317th Airlift Wing empowered the 40th iteration of Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual military exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military, with tactical airlift across the Philippines, April 17 to May 7, 2025.

  • How a grassroots Air Force team built the future of AI

    No tasker. No contract. No budget. Just a team of Airmen, some laptops and the belief that artificial intelligence could change everything. Two years later, that belief became RAPID, Revolutionary AI Production, Innovation and Deployment, a self-contained, offline-capable AI framework already

  • Shaping a new Airman identity through drone integration

    In a groundbreaking effort to enhance operational capabilities, the U.S. Air Force has launched a new initiative aimed at incorporating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) into the training of Airmen across various career fields.The program began with an initial exercise this past November at

  • The 43rd FSS Leading the Behind-The-Scenes Fight

    Behind every fight there are Airmen at work who are not always seen. Every Airman must meet a level of readiness in order to accomplish daily missions. Helping to ensure that readiness for the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (AMOG) and other units on Pope Army Airfield is the 43rd Force Support