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A girl looks through virtual reality goggles during her visit to the Air Force exhibit called "The Hangar" Sept. 17, 2021 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee. The VR station inside The Hangar allows guests to experience an in-flight aerial refueling mission as a boom operator. Operators see instruments, controls, and other aircraft while listening to aircrew members and attempting to connect the boom to another plane. Performance is scored by a computer in the timed scenario. Thousands of people visited BMS from Sept. 16, 17, and 18 during three NASCAR races. Hundreds took turns at this and two other stations inside The Hangar.
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Lt. Col. Bryan Ewing, the 332nd Recruiting Squadron commander talks to a visitor inside the Air Force exhibit called "The Hangar" Sept. 18, 2021 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee. The 332nd RCS is headquartered in Nashville. Ewing encouraged the younger man to try out a virtual reality station inside The Hangar which allows guests to experience an in-flight aerial refueling mission as a boom operator. Operators see instruments, controls, and other aircraft while listening to aircrew members simultaneously attempting to connect a computer generated boom to another plane. Performance is scored by a computer in the timed scenario. Thousands of people visited BMS from Sept. 16, 17, and 18 during three NASCAR races. Hundreds took turns at this and two other stations inside The Hangar.
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The Air Force-sponsored No. 43 racecar enters a straightaway at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee during the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race NASCAR Cup Series. Driver, Erik Jones addressed fans, 14 newly enlisted Airmen, and one U.S. Space Force Guardian Sept. 18, 2021 outside an Air Force exhibit called "The Hangar" earlier in the day. Jones thanked the newly sworn in enlistees and interacted during a question and answer session. He said that since he is a race car driver, that if he were to serve in the Air Force, he would be interested in being a fighter pilot and that his favorite Air Force experience is learning about the Tuskegee Airmen. He finished the race in the top 10.
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Several Air Education and Training Command initiatives to remove barriers for qualified candidates in the pilot candidate selection process were highlighted in the Air Force’s six-month assessment of its initial Racial Disparity Report Sept. 9.
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Luke Airmen educate Junior ROTC members during GO Inspire event

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Wisehart, 63rd Fighter Squadron reserves assistant director of operations, speaks about his career Aug. 2, 2021, at the GO Inspire event at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Luke AFB members briefed Junior ROTC cadets on various career fields such as security forces, ammunitions, medical and aviation. The GO Inspire program allows Airmen to engage with students from the local community in hopes of inspiring while educating them on various aspects of the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Luke Airmen educate Junior ROTC members during GO Inspire event

Brig. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, 56th Fighter Wing commander, speaks to a group of Junior ROTC students Aug. 2, 2021, at the GO Inspire event at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Kreuder met with the school’s leadership, spoke to JROTC students and presented one cadet with flight wings and another with the Silver Valor Award, the highest award a cadet can receive for a voluntary act of heroism. The GO Inspire program allows Airmen to engage with students from the local community in hopes of inspiring while educating them on various aspects of the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Air Force Recruiting Service NCOs reach new heights in leadership by serving key roles in Air Force Sergeants Association

Master Sgt. James Zwiebel, of the 348th Recruiting Squadron officer accessions flight, receives the Air Force Sergeants Association’s Award of Excellence at the at association’s Professional Education and Development Symposium July 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Zwiebel was recently elected as AFSA’s Division 6 President, and as such, is now a member of the AFSA Board of Directors.
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Air Force Recruiting Service NCOs reach new heights in leadership by serving key roles in Air Force Sergeants Association

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass poses for a photo with Air Force Recruiting Service recruiters at the Air Force Sergeants Association Professional Education and Development Symposium July 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Two recruiters were recently elected to key positions in AFSA; Master Sgt. Blake Manuel is the international vice president and Master Sgt. James Zwiebel is the Division 6 president. Both recruiters are assigned to the 348th Recruiting Squadron officer accessions flight in Utah. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force Recruiting Service NCOs reach new heights in leadership by serving key roles in Air Force Sergeants Association

New Air Force Sergeants Association board of directors, including two Air Force recruiters, swear in to their volunteer leadership positions at the association’s Professional Education and Development Symposium July 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Master Sgt. Blake Manuel is the AFSA international vice president and Master Sgt. James Zwiebel is the AFSA Division 6 president. Both recruiters are assigned to the 348th Recruiting Squadron officer accessions flight in Utah. (Courtesy photo)
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A 'guardian angel' clip that Brig. Gen. Jason Lindsey, received from a local resident at a rest stop in Aurelia, Iowa, during RAGBRAI, an annual bicycle ride across the State of Iowa.
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The Air Force Cycling Team. (Courtesy photo)
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Brig. Gen. Jason Lindsey, Program Executive Officer for Presidential and Executive Airlift, during RAGBRAI, an annual, week-long bicycle ride across the State of Iowa. RAGBRAI tradition is that you begin the ride by dipping your rear tire in the Missouri River or Big Sioux River - western border of Iowa - and end the ride by dipping your front tire in the Mississippi River on eastern border of Iowa. (Courtesy photo)
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Anchorage MEPS recruits Alaska’s first U.S. Space Force member

U.S. Space Force Specialist Ethan Groves, a native of Alaska, graduated U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, June 24, 2021. Groves is Alaska’s first U.S. Space Force Guardian recruit, with the U.S. Space Force being a growing enterprise that organizes, trains and equips Space Forces to protect national security interests in the space domain. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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AFRS Looks Through Diverse Lens to Support, Retain Leaders

Senior Master Sergeant Sgt. Stephanie Franco (left), production superintendent for the 338th Recruiting Squadron based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Master Sgt. Meagan Roberts from headquarters, Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph, Texas monitors the “Celebrating Sisterhood Through Empowerment, Progress, and Change” Women’s Symposium Aug. 10, 2021, at a hotel in downtown San Antonio. Franco and Roberts were on the team that organized the symposium which lasted through Aug. 12 and had more than 100 participants representing the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard from throughout the U.S. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Randy Martin)
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AFRS Looks Through Diverse Lens to Support, Retain Leaders

Senior Master Sgt. Ladiwina Gilly, production superintendent for the 311th Recruiting Squadron, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania listens to a presentation during the “Celebrating Sisterhood Through Empowerment, Progress, and Change” Women’s Symposium Aug. 10, 2021 at a hotel in downtown San Antonio. The symposium lasted through Aug. 12 and had more than 100 participants representing the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard from throughout the U.S. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Randy Martin)
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AFRS Looks Through Diverse Lens to Support, Retain Leaders

During the “Celebrating Sisterhood Through Empowerment, Progress, and Change” Women’s Symposium on Aug. 10, 2021, 2nd Lt. Christyl Springs, a Gold Bar Recruiter from Hill Air Force Base, Utah listens to a presentation inside a hotel conference room in downtown San Antonio. The symposium lasted through Aug. 12 and had more than 100 participants representing the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard from throughout the U.S. (U.S. Photo by Randy Martin)
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AFRS Looks Through Diverse Lens to Support, Retain Leaders

Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, takes questions from the audience during opening remarks for the “Celebrating Sisterhood Through Empowerment, Progress, and Change” Women’s Symposium Aug. 10, 2021 at a hotel in downtown San Antonio. The symposium lasted through Aug. 12 and had more than 100 participants representing the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard from throughout the U.S. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Randy Martin)
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Space Force activates Space Training and Readiness Command

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Eagle River High School JROTC completes Leadership Reaction Course

Eagle River High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets maneuver over an obstacle on the Leadership Reaction Course 6 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2021. The unit completed the course as the capstone event for their three-day leadership camp. Cadets focused on communication and creating innovative solutions while completing obstacles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Farnsworth)
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Family bonds grow after recruiting first sergeant donates kidney to his brother

Master Sgt. Chris Florida (right), the first sergeant with the 339th Recruiting Squadron, Clinton Township, Michigan, and his brother Dan, pose for a photo a few hours before Chris donated his kidney to his older brother. Dan suffers from polycystic kidney disease and needed a transplant or he would have required dialysis. Chris did the research and discovered as an Airman he could donate an organ without jeopardizing his career. (Courtesy photo)
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