Video by 2nd Lt. Jason Pannell | 4th Fighter Wing | 06.19.2025
Airmen from the 23d Air Task Force conduct a two-phase expeditionary exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, June 7–19. The training sharpens base-protection skills, logistics management, TCCC and command and control procedures in a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force video by 2nd. Lt. Jason Pannell)...
Video by Senior Airman Leighton Lucero and 2nd Lt. Jason Pannell | 4th Fighter Wing | 06.16.2025
More than 200 Airmen from multiple Air Force and joint military installations converged to form the 23d Air Task Force (ATF) and took part in their first expeditionary skills exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas from June 7-19, 2025. The training consisted of operating as a cohesive, mission-ready combat unit under the new Air Force Force Generation model (AFFORGEN). (U.S. Air Force video by Senior......
Video by Senior Airman Leighton Lucero | 4th Fighter Wing | 06.10.2025
Airmen from the 23d Air Task Force conduct a two-phase expeditionary exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, June 7–19. The training sharpens base-protection skills, logistics management, TCCC and command and control procedures in a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Leighton Lucero)...
Video by Joshua DuFrane | Defense Media Activity - Air Force | 10.24.2024
Agile Combat Employment is a strategic shift in the way Airmen operate, but it's not the first time the Air Force has changed. In the new edition of BLUE on the Airman Magazine website, visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force and learn about the eras in which the service took a new direction because of historic world events, as well as some of the aircraft that played a major......
Video by Travis Burcham, Jerry Cormier, Joshua DuFrane and James Kever | Defense Media Activity - Air Force | 07.12.2024
When it comes to deployments, everything is changing under Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN. In this edition of BLUE, we’re looking at why the Air Force is evolving the deployment process and what it means for Airmen....
Video by Travis Burcham | Defense Media Activity - Air Force | 07.12.2024
Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, is the model to present forces to a combatant commander, but what does that mean? This short video explains it....
Video by John Goddin | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 06.20.2024
Following a two-year pause, the new and improved Force Support Contingency Training is returning to Silver Flag locations to deliver improved deployment training to the Air Force services career field. The pause was needed to better align training requirements and curriculum with the needs of the Air Force Force Generation deployment model. The Air Force Services Center, a primary subordinate......
Video by John Goddin | Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center | 06.20.2024
Following a two-year pause, the new and improved Force Support Contingency Training is returning to Silver Flag locations to deliver improved deployment training to the Air Force services career field. The pause was needed to better align training requirements and curriculum with the needs of the Air Force Force Generation deployment model. The Air Force Services Center, a primary subordinate......
