Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube boards a HC-130J Super Hercules i...
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube, a basic aircrewman trainee for the HC-130J Super Hercules, boards the aircraft to prepare for a training flight in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. Since the Supe... More
Trainee Kandyce Jones receives gait video and observational
Trainee Kandyce Jones receives gait video and observational analysis at the 559th Medical Group VIPER Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 29. Gait analysis helps patients optimize their form ... More
Airmen with the 566th Air Force Band cheer on 182nd
Airmen with the 566th Air Force Band cheer on 182nd Airlift Wing student flight trainees as they leave the ice after taking the armed forces oath of enlistment at the Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014... More
Air assault trainees conduct the prisoner of war crawl
Air assault trainees conduct the prisoner of war crawl during an obstacle course at the Iron Training Detachment Air Assault School on Fort Bliss, TX, on March 7, 2018. Air Assault School is a 12-day course des... More
U.S. Air Force Col. William P. Robertson, commander
U.S. Air Force Col. William P. Robertson, commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, drops a ceremonial puck at the Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014. Robertson was there to administer the armed forces oath... More
Members of the 181st Patriot Flight listen to a briefing
Members of the 181st Patriot Flight listen to a briefing at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 3, 2019. The 181st Patriot Flight is comprised of new enlistees who are awaiting Basic Military Trai... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, puts on a virtual reality headset Jan. 26, 2018, at Sheppard AFB. The digital design team at Sheppard ho... More
The 182nd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the American
The 182nd Airlift Wing Color Guard presents the American flag during the singing of The "Star-Spangled Banner" at Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014. Trainees with the 182nd Airlift Wing Student Flight... More
200317-A-DO183-117, US Army Photo
A group of Soldiers salute Pvt. Angel Iram Cortes-Torres’ ‘Soldiers’ Cross’ during his memorial ceremony March 17 on Fort Jackson. Cortes-Torres was a trainee from Company D, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regime... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, tries out a virtual reality demo Jan. 26. The 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs Digital Design lab hoste... More
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees wait
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees wait in formation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The CBRNE confidence chamber training educates trainees on how to quickly identify hazar... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chanson Johnson, 354th Security
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chanson Johnson, 354th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, offers a trainee helpful techniques during a live-fire session, Jan. 24, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. J... More
Student Flight: Where the Wingman-Leader-Warrior journey starts
U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Amber Erickson, left, a client systems recruit with the 264th Combat Communications Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, learns about computer hardware during job shadowing with St... More
Operator Trainee Les Rice explains generator capabilities
Operator Trainee Les Rice explains generator capabilities inside Thurmond Dam's power house July 6. The dam houses seven generator units rated at 54 million watts each. One unit can power roughly 54,000 homes c... More
Trainees with the 182nd Airlift Wing Student Flight
Trainees with the 182nd Airlift Wing Student Flight recite the armed forces oath of enlistment at the Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014. U.S. Air Force Col. William P. Robertson (not pictured), comman... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, tries to press a virtual button inside an elevator Jan. 26, 2018, under the supervision of James Rumfelt... More
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) drills during CBRNE defense training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, ... More
A trainee with the 181st Patriot Flight performs a
A trainee with the 181st Patriot Flight performs a mock physical fitness assessment at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 2, 2019. The 181st Patriot Flight serves as the initial step in a new Air... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, experiences a virtual reality simulation program called “The Plank” while onlookers watch and supervise ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dewhite, 36th Intelligence
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dewhite, 36th Intelligence Squadron geospatial systems noncommissioned officer in charge, displays his Air Force Basic Military Training instructor campaign hat at Langley Air Force Ba... More
Jarod Spraggins, an athletic trainer embedded with
Jarod Spraggins, an athletic trainer embedded with the 323rd Training Squadron, wraps a trainee’s ankle at the 559th Medical Group VIPER Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 29. The ankle tapi... More
Air Assault trainees hurdle over logs during an obstacle
Air Assault trainees hurdle over logs during an obstacle course at the Iron Training Detachment Air Assault School on Fort Bliss, TX, on March 7, 2018. Air Assault School is a 12-day course designed to prepare ... More
A U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee practices
A U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee practices Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) drills during CBRNE defense training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3... More
An Afghan National Army infantry trainee poses next
An Afghan National Army infantry trainee poses next to a .50-caliber machine gun at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
A U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee practices
A U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee practices Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) drills during CBRNE defense training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3... More
U.S. Air Force Col. William P. Robertson, commander
U.S. Air Force Col. William P. Robertson, commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, stands by to enter the Peoria Rivermen hockey rink at the Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014. Robertson was there to admin... More
Air assault trainees perform flutter kicks during an
Air assault trainees perform flutter kicks during an air assault drill on March 7, 2018, at the Iron Training Detachment Air Assault School on Fort Bliss, TX. Air Assault School is a 12-day course designed to p... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Amberlee Helm, the
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Amberlee Helm, the superintendent of the 181st Patriot Flight, gives a briefing to trainees at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 3, 2019. Helm assumed the super... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, enjoys the virtual reality game “The Plank” while James Rumfelt, kneeling, and Felton Joshua, digital de... More
An Afghan National Army infantry trainee learns about
An Afghan National Army infantry trainee learns about the .50-caliber machine gun at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees wait
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees wait inside a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) confidence chamber at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The CBR... More
Afghan National Army infantry trainees put together
Afghan National Army infantry trainees put together a .50-caliber machine gun at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) drills during CBRNE defense training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, ... More
An Afghan National Army infantry trainee learns about
An Afghan National Army infantry trainee learns about the .50-caliber machine gun at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, gets a virtual reality headset taken off at the end of the demonstration Jan. 26, 2018. Students were gi... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaac Paddock, aviation boatswain's
Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaac Paddock, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), supervises as trainee Airman Tamara Sewell, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), guides an aircraft onto the bow catapults aboard th... More
Afghan National Army infantry trainees put together
Afghan National Army infantry trainees put together a .50-caliber machine gun at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
A U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee gives
A U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainee gives a reporting statement after being gassed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The CBRNE confidence chamber training educates trainees on... More
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees exit
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees exit the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) confidence chamber at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The CBRNE co... More
Operator Trainee Les Rice poses before Thurmond Dam's
Operator Trainee Les Rice poses before Thurmond Dam's spillway gates July 6. Rice is a 4th-year operator trainee in the Savannah District's Operator Training Program. The competitive program accepts only an eli... More
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice seal checks during Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) drills at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The C... More
An Afghan National Army instructor teaches the ANA
An Afghan National Army instructor teaches the ANA Infantry trainees about the rocket propelled grenade launcher at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry d... More
Four special operations agencies with unique missions
Four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care classes while participating in a TCCC Train the Trainer course, April 11 through 15, at the Latvian Bo... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Stephen I. Graves (left)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Stephen I. Graves (left) and Chad N. Jackson, recruiters with the 182nd Force Support Squadron, coach student flight trainees before they take the Armed Forces Oath of Enlistment on t... More
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees attempt
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees attempt to give a reporting statement after being gassed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The CBRNE confidence chamber training educates tr... More
DTF explores AF history - A group of people sitting around a table in ...
Page Dixon, Development Training Flight trainee, briefs on the Bataan Death March during the August Training Assembly, Aug. 9, 2015. The trainees were tasked to choose a subject about Air Force history to repor... More
Air assault trainees conduct push-ups during an air
Air assault trainees conduct push-ups during an air assault drill on March 7, 2018, at the Iron Training Detachment Air Assault School on Fort Bliss, TX. Air Assault School is a 12-day course designed to prepar... More
Members of the 181st Patriot Flight await a briefing
Members of the 181st Patriot Flight await a briefing at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 3, 2019. The 181st Patriot Flight provides a foundation for new enlistees to build upon in advance of Ba... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, holds out his hands to get strapped into a virtual reality system Jan. 26, 2018. The virtual reality sys... More
Four special operations agencies with unique missions
Four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care classes while participating in a TCCC Train the Trainer course, April 11 through 15, at the Latvian Bo... More
An air assault trainee reaches the end of the Weaver
An air assault trainee reaches the end of the Weaver obstacle at the Iron Training Detachment Air Assault School on Fort Bliss, TX, on March 7, 2018. Air Assault School is a 12-day course designed to prepare So... More
Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube stands fire guard at Air Station ...
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube, an HC-130J Super Hercules basic aircrew trainee, stands fire guard during engine starts at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. A fire guard must monitor ... More
Security Review - A man in a military uniform handing something to a m...
Senior Master Sgt. Dan Klik, a security specialist, fingerprints Carlos Huembes, a Student Flight Trainee, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 18, 2019. New trainees are fingerprinted as part of t... More
The Latvian flag flies tall in front of the Latvian
The Latvian flag flies tall in front of the Latvian Border Guard Aviation Unit, where four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care classes while pa... More
Members of the 181st Patriot Flight perform a mock
Members of the 181st Patriot Flight perform a mock physical fitness assessment at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 2, 2019. The members performed the assessment in front of the hangar. (U.S. Ai... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, reaches out while in virtual reality, while James Rumfelt, a digital designer at Sheppard AFB, supervise... More
A trainee assigned to the 181st Patriot Flight stands
A trainee assigned to the 181st Patriot Flight stands in formation alongside Airmen during a commander’s call at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Ind., March 3, 2019. Trainees with the patriot flight fall ... More
An Afghan National Army instructor teaches the ANA
An Afghan National Army instructor teaches the ANA infantry trainees about the SPG-9 at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
Peoria Rivermen left wing Matt Viola (15) scores against
Peoria Rivermen left wing Matt Viola (15) scores against the Louisiana Icegators at the Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014. The Rivermen hosted Air National Guard night at the arena, where U.S. Air For... More
Afghan National Army infantry trainees learn about
Afghan National Army infantry trainees learn about the .50-caliber machine gun at the Infantry Branch School Sept. 26, 2010. The school is where soldiers selected as infantry do their advanced training.
A U.S. Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
A U.S. Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) instructor briefs Basic Military Training trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2016. The CBRNE and confid... More
Leading the way, US Air Force Photo
Airman 1st Class Ricardo Moriel, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, leads a groups of Delayed Entry Program trainees during a fitness assessment, July 11, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Rec... More
Operator Trainee Les Rice checks the integrity of line
Operator Trainee Les Rice checks the integrity of line relays inside a control center at Thurmond Dam July 6. Rice sends a carrier current signal down the line and waits for a response from the receiving protec... More
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice
A 366th Training Squadron electrical systems apprentice course student at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, looks down at the floor Jan. 26, 2018. The student is in a virtual reality simulation, where he is about... More
A plane captain trainee relays preflight signals between
A plane captain trainee relays preflight signals between pilots and maintenance personnel of the Sun Kings of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Abraham L... More
The first Latvian Border Guard Aviation Unit’s helicopter
The first Latvian Border Guard Aviation Unit’s helicopter stands on display in the compound where four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care clas... More
Arnoldo Gonzalez, an athletic trainer embedded with
Arnoldo Gonzalez, an athletic trainer embedded with the 559th Medical Group’s VIPER Clinic, assesses trainee Alec Sollars on a trueform treadmill at the 559th MDG VIPER Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... More
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice
U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees practice Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) drills during CBRNE defense training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, ... More
Trainees with the 182nd Airlift Wing Student Flight
Trainees with the 182nd Airlift Wing Student Flight recite the Armed Forces Oath of Enlistment at the Carver Arena in Peoria, Ill., March 1, 2014. U.S. Air Force Col. William P. Robertson, commander of the 182n... More