B-roll footage of airmen of the 81st Training Wing taking part in a combat readiness drill at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2026. The drill tested the installation’s ability to deploy forces and sustain operations. The scenario simulated Air Education and Training Command Forces backfilling Pacific Air Forces assets that have been forward deployed during the initial outbreak of hostilities with a regional adversary. (U.S. Air Force video by Jon Carter)
Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, presented 2nd Lt. Renata Russell, a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, with the Cadet of the Year award during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Jan. 30.
Airmen can now volunteer for seven developmental duty positions through the Air Force’s Talent Marketplace, following the service’s rollout of a modernized process designed to broaden career development opportunities across the force.
