Photo by Trevor Cokley | U.S. Air Force Academy | 02.28.2025
First-degree cadets qualify on the M-18 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range Feb. 28, 2025. Through rigorous instruction, hands-on experience and advanced combat shooting techniques, cadets master the basic combat skills required of all Airmen and Guardians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)...
Photo by Trevor Cokley | U.S. Air Force Academy | 02.28.2025
Cadet 2nd Class Dustin Schettler and Cadet 3rd Class Charles Fox simulate tactical combat casualty care during the Spring 2025 Culminating Exercise at Jacks Valley, March 8, 2025. Cadets learn how to save lives in combat situations until a higher level of care is available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)...
Photo by Trevor Cokley | U.S. Air Force Academy | 02.28.2025
Cadet 1st Class Laura Howey loads ammunition into her M-18 pistol at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range Feb. 28, 2025. Cadets qualify on the M-18 pistol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)...
Photo by Trevor Cokley | U.S. Air Force Academy | 02.28.2025
A first-degree cadet fires an M-18 pistol at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range, Feb. 28, 2025. Small arms marksmanship is one of the basic combat and warfighting skills cadets routinely train on at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)...
Photo by Justin Pacheco | U.S. Air Force Academy | 10.17.2024
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets march to the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley to continue the Fall Culminating Exercise (CULEX), Oct. 18, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Forty cadet squadrons competed in critical thinking, leadership and warfighter skills during the two-day exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R. Pacheco)...
Photo by Justin Pacheco | U.S. Air Force Academy | 10.17.2024
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets march to the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacks Valley to continue the Fall Culminating Exercise (CULEX), Oct. 18, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Forty cadet squadrons competed in critical thinking, leadership and warfighter skills during the two-day exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R. Pacheco)...
Photo by Justin Pacheco | U.S. Air Force Academy | 10.17.2024
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets are tested on their land navigation skills during the Fall Culminating Exercise (CULEX), Oct. 18, 2024 at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacky Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo. The exercise simulates various scenarios testing teamwork, leadership and agile combat skills with a focus on a warrior mindset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R. Pacheco)...
Photo by Justin Pacheco | U.S. Air Force Academy | 10.17.2024
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Cadets are tested on their land navigation skills during the Fall Culminating Exercise (CULEX), Oct. 18, 2024 at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jacky Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo. The exercise simulates various scenarios testing teamwork, leadership and agile combat skills with a focus on a warrior mindset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin R. Pacheco)...