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U.S. Airmen prepare for drills during the Southwest Showdown training event at Dyess Air Force Base, Aug. 12, 2026. Emergency management flights from Dyess, Laughlin, Goodfellow, Tinker and Eglin Air Force Base trained on Expeditionary Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force requirements, mission planning and wartime response tasks during the four-day event hosted by the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb Schellenberg)

7th CES hosts Southwest Showdown training event
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Torren Vanderveen, 21st Combat Air Base Squadron electrical power production journeyman, configures a generator during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, June 29, 2026. The 21st CABS integrates multi-capable Airmen across logistics, engineering, communications and force protection to rapidly establish and sustain airbase operations in support of distributed operations throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrien Tran)

21st AEW, EOU demonstrate expeditionary MQ-28 operations during Valiant Shield 2026
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Evan Bland, 21st Combat Air Base Squadron vehicle mechanic, clears storm debris from a local park on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, June 11, 2026. The 21st CABS utilized multi-skilled, Mission-Ready Airmen to execute cross-functional tasks, restoring vital public spaces in the CNMI following Typhoon Sinlaku. The Department of War remains committed to supporting civil authorities, working in close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local territorial officials to deliver a unified response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alondra Cristobal)

21st ATF answers the call for Typhoon Sinlaku relief
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Capehart, 21st Combat Air Base Squadron airfield manager, clears debris at Chalan Pago-Ordot Elementary School, Guam, June 12, 2026. Airmen assigned to the 21st Air Task Force volunteered at schools across Guam to remove storm debris, repaint parking lot markings and help prepare campuses for the upcoming school year following Super Typhoon Sinlaku and Super Typhoon Bavi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrien Tran)

Hope in Action: 21st ATF Airmen help Guam schools recover after back-to-back typhoons
U.S. Air Force Col. Robert “Ripper” Sturgill Jr., 7th Bomb Wing and installation commander, shares his mission, vision and priorities with Airmen at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 31, 2026. As commander, Sturgill is responsible for providing mission-ready B-1B Lancers, aircrew, combat support and Airmen for global taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Layla Desch)

Col. Robert “Ripper” Sturgill holds first commander’s call
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Ty Neuman, Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, center, sits alongside Col. Christopher Welch, left, 317th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Robert “Ripper” Sturgill Jr., 7th Bomb Wing and installation commander, during a Military Affairs Council luncheon in Abilene, Texas, July 30, 2026. Both Sturgill and Welch were introduced to civic leaders across Abilene as the newest commanders of the two wings that execute the “lift and strike” mission at Dyess Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

Maj. Gen. Ty Neuman meets Abilene leaders at MAC luncheon