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  • The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
    The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
  • The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
    The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
  • The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
    The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
  • The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
    The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
  • The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
    The CALFX is designed to immerse Soldiers and Airmen in realistic training and to prepare them for combat operations.
  • Patriot 26, an ANG-hosted exercise that took place at Volk Field CRTC, brought together approximately 1,000 Airmen and Soldiers from National Guard units across 35 states, along with federal, state and local agencies, to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination during large-scale emergencies.
    Patriot 26, an ANG-hosted exercise that took place at Volk Field CRTC, brought together approximately 1,000 Airmen and Soldiers from National Guard units across 35 states, along with federal, state and local agencies, to enhance domestic response readiness and interagency coordination during large-scale emergencies.

Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Fay, a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, instructs Airmen on the use of a Sig Sauer M18 pistol during the marksmanship portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, April 2, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn
VIRIN: 260402-Z-QF099-1024.JPG
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NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

1250

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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