B-roll of exercise Cardinal Strike, on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 4 & 11, 2025. This exercise tested rapid deployment capabilities, multi-domain operations and unit readiness in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman De'Quan Simmons)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Under the blistering sun, Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing dug deep, channeling their inner warrior spirit during a recent exercise.
This exercise was none other than Cardinal Strike–a full-scale combat readiness test, pushing Airmen beyond their comfort zones and into a forward-leaning warfighter mindset.
For over three weeks, beginning May 27, Airmen across the 375th AMW faced layered, real-world...
From May 12–16, 2025, the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron led a “TAES” exercise designed to test and enhance the Air Force’s patient movement capabilities, ensuring rapid evacuation of wounded personnel in contested environments.
In a perfect world, AMLOs would be unemployed. Every branch of the military would speak the same logistical language, and airlift coordination would be flawless. Real-world operations however, are complicated.
From the earliest battlefields to modern-day operations, miscommunication remains one of the biggest obstacles in Joint environments.
“Even though we’re all in the military, we really don’t speak the same language,” said...
