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U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole “Vapor” Ayers, 27th Fighter Squadron Assistant Director of Operations and F-22 Mission Commander, removes cover from the cock-pit of an F-22, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2021. As a result of the Womens Initiatives Team, Warrior Braids, and Sword Athena 2020, the hair regulation was changed in AFI 36-2903 to allow braids and ponytails in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaylen Molden)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kate “Flare” Archer, F-22 Pilot with the 27th Fighter Squadron, puts her helmet on over her braid, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2021. As a result of the Womens Initiatives Team, Warrior Braids, and Sword Athena 2020, the hair regulation was changed in AFI 36-2903 to allow braids and ponytails in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaylen Molden)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

Former U.S. Marine Larry Shanes celebrates the birthdays of close friends and former Marines, Earl and Erich, in Maryland, Oct. 2020. Shanes stays in daily contact with his Marine brothers, who also served in Operation Desert Storm. (Left to right: Earl Simon, Erich Hoegel, Craig McHugh, Larry Shanes, Vince Tacconelli, Virgil Efird, and Derek Dawson). (Courtesty Photo)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

Former U.S. Marine Larry Shanes (center) is joined around the dinner table with family friends, former U.S. Marine Matthew Poplin (right) and his father, Tony, at his family home in North Carolina, Dec. 26, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chloe Shanes)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

Former U.S. Marine Larry Shanes poses for a family photo in the family home in North Carolina, Dec. 28, 2020. The Shanes family enjoyed a few last minute holiday festivities before sending daughter, A1C Chloe Shanes, back to Joint Base Langley-Eustis. (Left to right: Nathan Shanes, Chloe Shanes, Amy Shanes, Cooper Shanes, and Larry Shanes). (Courtesy Photo)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

U.S. Marine Sgt. Larry Shanes graduates top of his class from the Marine Corps Communications and Electronics School in Twentynine Palms, California, October, 1995. Shanes was joined by his wife, Amy, and daughter, A1C Chloe Shanes, in celebration of his accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chloe Shanes)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Larry Shanes graduated Recruit Training at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California, September of 1988. Shanes would go on Avionics training before entering Operation Desert Storm. (Courtesy Photo)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

Fixed Wing Marine Observation 1 unit patch. (Coutesy Photo)
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Desert Storm veteran influences daughter's call to service

U.S. Marine LCpl Larry Shanes enjoys an MRE while deployed in Saudi Arabia in January of 1991. Shanes was deployed for Operation Desert Storm working on the OV10-Bronco aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chloe Shanes)
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201120-F-VA182-1002

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor flies off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Flo., Nov. 20, 2020. The F-22 possesses a variety of air-to-air capabilities that make it the world's most lethal and maneuverable fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Sam Eckholm)
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200906-F-TY205-1204

U.S. Air Force Maj. Garret "Toro" Schmitz, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, pulls to the vertical Sept. 6, 2020, Kennewick, Wash. The F-16 performed at the Tri-City Water Follies drive-in air show alongside the F-35 Demonstration Team and the A-10 Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)
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201105-F-WJ837-1190

An HH-60W Jolly Green II taxis Nov. 5, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s first two HH-60Ws. The delivery of the new model is significant to the personnel recovery mission as it begins the transition from the predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Hawk model, which has been flown for more than 26 years. The Air Force will continue to utilize the Pave Hawk until the transition is complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)
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201105-F-WJ837-1062

Two HH-60W Jolly Green IIs prepare to land Nov. 5, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s first two HH-60Ws. The delivery of the new model is significant to the personnel recovery mission as it begins the transition from the predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Hawk model, which has been flown for more than 26 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)
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201022-F-MM641-1084

An Airman assigned to Air Combat Command conducts inspections on an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron during Agile Flag 21-1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 27, 2020. Agile Flag, hosted by Air Combat Command, employs mission generation, command and control and base-operating support elements from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to test the 366th Fighter Wing’s ability to deploy into theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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201022-F-MM641-1084

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command offload a cart of GBU-38 joint direct attack munitions from an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron during Agile Flag 21-1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 27, 2020. Airmen assigned to AFSOC and ACC conducted a forward area refueling point operation and rearmed GBU-38s to two F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 389th Fighter Squadron, displaying the forces ability to be adaptable, survivable, and combat-ready for combatant commanders in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pick)
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201022-F-MM641-1084

U.S. Air Force Maj. Frederick Diederich, 601st Air Operations Center (AOC) Combat Plans Division (CPD) planner, and Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Kevin Foster, 601st AOC CPD planner, monitor air operations during Agile Flag 21-1 in the AOC’s situation room at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 26, 2020. Agile Flag 21-1 experiment is testing the 366th Fighter Wing’s, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, ability to deploy into theater as a Lead Air Expeditionary Wing with a wing-level air staff 21-29 Oct, 2020. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Regina Young)
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201009-F-UH796-1001

Master Sgt. Justin Bauer, 355th Maintenance Group wheel and tire section chief, presents his Spark Tank Challenge submission virtually to ACC commander Gen. Mark Kelly. Bauer's submission was one of the command’s two submissions selected to compete in the Air Force Spark Tank. Spark Tank is an annual event where Airmen pitch innovative ideas to Air Force leaders and a panel of industry experts. The Air Force Spark Tank Finals will be held in conjunction with the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium, February 2021. (U.S. Air Photo by Staff Sgt. Emili Koonce)
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200902-F-XT642-0027

U.S. Air Force Airmen monitor computers in support of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Onramp 2, Sept 2, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The effect ABMS is attempting to achieve is Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). JADC2 is meant to accelerate the speed of the kill chain by connecting sensors to shooters. ABMS is the digital infrastructure which allows a level of connectivity and [sensor] compatibility for our military at war. As a new Joint Warfighting Concept, Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) seeks to create simultaneous dilemmas for adversary forces, overwhelming them with too many challenges to counter successfully (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez)
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Gen. Mark Kelly takes command of ACC

Lt. Gen. Chris P. Weggeman, deputy commander of Air Combat Command, renders the first salute to Gen. Mark Kelly, the new commander of ACC, during ACC�s change of command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2020. Kelly entered the Air Force in 1986, receiving his commission from the Air Force ROTC program at Southwest Texas State University and is also a command pilot with more than 6,000 flying hours, including over 800 combat hours in fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ericha Fitzgerald)
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Gen. Mark Kelly takes command of ACC

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Gen. Mike Holmes, former commander of Air Combat Command, lead applause for Gen. Mark Kelly, the new commander of ACC, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 28, 2020. Kelly entered the Air Force in 1986, receiving his commission from the Air Force ROTC program at Southwest Texas State University and is also a command pilot with more than 6,000 flying hours, including over 800 combat hours in fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ericha Fitzgerald)
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