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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall hands out coins to Airmen after having a meeting with them at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2021. Kendall visited the base to meet Airmen and Guardians and emphasized his top priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBORHICKAM, Hawaii

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall shares his vision with Airmen during a town hall at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2021. Kendall visited the base to meet Airmen and Guardians and discuss activities aimed at enhancing interoperability with allies and partners to ensure peace and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall stands with Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of Space Operations Command, in front of a Space-Based Infrared System model at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Aug. 18, 2021. During his first visit to Peterson SFB, Kendall met with U.S. Space Command, U.S. Northern Command and SpOC leadership, as well as Airmen and Guardians to recognize their roles in protecting the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., approaches the outskirts of Hurricane Ida Aug. 27, 2021. The squadron flies into tropical systems to collect atmospheric data for forecasting purposes and is the only one of its kind in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., sits on the flight line Aug. 27, 2021. The 53rd WRS flies reconnaissance missions into tropical systems to collect data the National Hurricane Center uses for forecasting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Beth Sanabia, instructor of oceanography at the U.S. Naval Academy, loads an Airborne eXpendable Bathythermograph for launch during a flight into Hurricane Ida Aug. 29, 2021. Each summer, Sanabia and midshipmen from the USNA, as well as personnel from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute participate in an internship studying the ocean’s temperatures ahead of tropical systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

1st Lt. Amaryllis Cotto, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aerial reconnaissance weather officer, monitors data collected in Hurricane Ida Aug. 29, 2021. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category 4 hurricane in Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.

1st Lt. Tim Viere, pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., steers a WC-130J toward Hurricane Ida off the coast of Cuba Aug. 27, 2021. The flight left from Keesler and recovered in San Antonio in order to avoid forecasted impacts from the storm as well as continue to support the data collection mission of the 53rd. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron with the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, arrives at Fort McCoy Army Airfield for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

Capt. Matthew Allen, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse (far left) is assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He works with other AE Airmen to offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to fellow Keesler AFB unit, the 815th Airlift Squadron, for aeromedical evacuation training during the exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 15, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

Maj. Aaron Sanchez, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot assigned to the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flies a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Fort McCoy Army Airfield for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2021. Patriot Warrior is the Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

FORT MCCOY, Wis.

U.S. Airmen offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, for aeromedical evacuation training during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Corban Lundborg)

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