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40th Helicopter Squadron aircrew practice survival skills in Montana

Tech. Sgt. Michael Bilodeau, 582nd Operations Support Squadron Detachment 4 flight chief of group tactics, teaches fire building techniques to members of the 40th Helicopter Squadron during a non-combat survival training course in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana, Aug. 4, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Beau Wade)
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40th Helicopter Squadron aircrew practice survival skills in Montana

(From left to right) Senior Airman Nagi Kattan, 40th Helicopter Squadron special missions aviator, Capt. Robert Kishaba and Capt. Jeremy Shimanek, 40th Helicopter Squadron pilots, plan their route during the land navigation portion of a non-combat survival training course in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, Montana, Aug. 4, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Beau Wade)
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UH-1N Huey Aircrew put water survival skills to the test

Capt. Jared Kreuzer, 40th Helicopter Squadron pilot, left, is submerged underwater using a shallow water egress trainer chair at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. Tech. Sgt. Michael Bilodeau, 582nd Operations Support Squadron noncomissioned officer in charge of SERE operations, right, conducted underwater egress training with UH-1N aircrew members to validate their triannual requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Bowers)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Senior Airman Chance Carl, 40th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, listens to instructions from Tech. Sgt. Michael Bilodeau, 582nd Operations Support Squadron noncomissioned officer in charge of SERE operations, before being submerged in the base pool at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. Carl was submerged using a shallow water egress trainer chair, which is designed to simulate the cockpit of a helicopter and be used for aircrew water survival training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Capt. Jared Kreuzer, 40th Helicopter Squadron pilot, left, surfaces from the water following underwater egress training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. Kreuzer and other aircrew members endured multiple submersions in the base pool using a shallow water egress trainer chair; some of their submersions were complicated by using vision-restricting goggles, and by removing their survival egress air bottles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Seth McAnally, 582nd Helicopter Group aircrew flight equipment technician, refills survival egress air bottles with oxygen at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. The SEA bottles are filled with enough oxygen for several breaths underwater, which provides UH-1N aircrew time to safely egress in the event of a water crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Senior Airman Dylan Deboer, 40th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, adjusts the straps to his training vest before beginning underwater egress training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. The training, which is essential for placing aircrew in a psychologically and physiologically challenging situation, is mandatory every three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Tech. Sgt. Michael Bilodeau, 582nd Operations Support Squadron noncomissioned officer in charge of SERE operations, left, 1st Lt. Kahner George, 40th Helicopter Squadron pilot, center, and Capt. Chase Todd, 40th HS pilot, right, conduct underwater egress training in the base pool at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. The trainees included pilots, flight engineers and a flight surgeon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Tech. Sgt. Michael Bilodeau, 582nd Operations Support Squadron noncomissioned officer in charge of SERE operations, left, and five aircrew members with the 40th Helicopter Squadron stand together for a photo following underwater egress training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. The training was split into two blocks: the first consisting of classroom time, and the second consisting of hands-on training in the base pool with a shallow water egress trainer chair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

A 40th Helicopter Squadron pilot is submerged into the base pool at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. Aircrew members are required to complete underwater egress training every three years, which allows them to practice safe egress in a disorienting situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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UH-1N Huey aircrew put water survival skills to test

Aircrew members of the 40th Helicopter Squadron sit near the base pool to observe underwater egress training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 3, 2023. The aircrew members took turns being submerged using a shallow water egress trainer chair, which simulated a helicopter cockpit in the event of a water crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elora J. McCutcheon)
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Staff Sgt. Kyle Rosenberg, 377th Weapon Systems Security Squadron armory non-commissioned officer in charge, poses next to the new Combat Arms Training and Maintenance robot at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 2, 2023. The robot is currently only being used for the Advanced Designated Marksman program which trains Airmen on precision rifles to give long range capabilities in support of base security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar.)
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This photo depicts the new Combat Arms Training and Maintenance robot with its controller at Kirtland Air Force Base, Aug. 2, 2023. CATM trains Airmen in the operation, safety and maintenance of multiple weapons platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar.)
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This photo depicts the new Combat Arms Training and Maintenance robot with its controller at Kirtland Air Force Base, Aug. 2, 2023. CATM trains Airmen in the operation, safety and maintenance of multiple weapons platforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar.)
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AFGSC, USACE Celebrate Sentinel Program Milestone

From left, Vince Crowdy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, senior realty specialist and notary; Richard Novotny, trustee of the Carol A. Novotny Residuary Trust; and Paige Staroscik, USACE Omaha District senior realty specialist, work on the paperwork for the closing of the first land acquisition for the new Sentinel Program, Aug. 1, 2023, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. AFGSC partnered with USACE and their Omaha District’s Sentinel real estate team who acted as the purchasing agents. (Courtesy Photo)
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Torch Athena: 58 SOW Airmen advocate for and empower women

The women leading the Torch Athena Program from the 58th Special Operations Wing pose for a group photo at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, on July 31, 2023. The Torch Athena Program is an Air Education and Training Command women’s initiative program that focuses on educating, empowering and advocating for female Airmen within AETC. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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New heated glove prototypes heat up innovation at Minot AFB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Metcalf, a 54th Helicopter Squadron flight engineer, poses with a pair of heated glove prototypes being tested by Team Minot at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 28, 2023. The 54th HS can work up to approximately 10,000 feet where temperatures can be extremely low, requiring the highest level of cold weather equipment to stay warm and offset hypothermia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)
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Air Force gains a piece of Tuskegee Airmen history 75 years after military segregation ends

Retired Col. Carl C. Johnson, a Tuskegee Airman, answers interview questions during the Tuskegee Airmen PT-17 Stearman Aircraft Exchange ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 26, 2023. The ceremony coincided with the 75th anniversary of the signing by President Harry S. Truman of Executive Order 9981 directing the military to end segregation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyrone Thomas)
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Air Force gains a piece of Tuskegee Airmen history 75 years after military segregation ends

Rob Collings, Collings Foundation’s executive director, and U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., exchange a map signed by the Tuskegee Airmen during the PT-17 Stearman Aircraft Exchange ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 26, 2023. Brown became an honorary Tuskegee Airman in August 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyrone Thomas)
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Air Force gains a piece of Tuskegee Airmen history 75 years after military segregation ends

Retired Col. Carl C. Johnson, a Tuskegee Airman, speaks with Heather Penney, a former U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter pilot, during the Tuskegee Airmen PT-17 Stearman Aircraft Exchange ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 26, 2023. Penney is known for flying a ramming mission to prevent United Airlines Flight 93 from reaching Washington, D.C. during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tyrone Thomas)
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