AF Week in Photos

Airmen assigned to the 347th Rescue Group drop flares from an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a fini flight for Col. Bryan Creel, 347th RQG commander at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., June 5, 2020. The fini flight is a long-standing Air Force tradition that occurs when a pilot departs from an assigned unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)

Airmen march on the base perimeter at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., May 28, 2020, during their substitute Bataan Memorial Death March. Airmen on Schriever AFB decided to host their own march on base after the original annual event held at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., was cancelled due to COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Whitely)

Staff Sgt. Anthony Walp, 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares the surface of an F-102 Delta Dagger static aircraft for a fresh coat of paint at North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., June 11, 2020. The aircraft will be returned to Heritage Park when restoration is complete. The North Dakota Air National Guard flew the F-102 from 1966-1969 and the Air Force eventually retired the airframe from operational service in 1976. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David H. Lipp)

Tech. Sgt. Renee Wiederspahn, a Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education professional military training instructor, prepares to read from a teleprompter at the TEC television studios in East Tennessee, June 4, 2020, during a recording session for virtual in-residence enlisted education. The center kicks off virtual-in-residence-remote Noncomissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership School for the Air Force this month. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)

LaTanya Bryant, Air Force Special Operations Command deputy director of financial management, shares her experiences during a structural and institutional racism panel and leadership discussion at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 5, 2020. The panel was composed of African American Airmen who shared their experiences with racism, on and off duty, to create an atmosphere that allowed leadership to have an open discussion about the topic. Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, AFSOC commander, concluded the discussion by encouraging honesty and transparency when leaders have the same conversations within their respective wings, groups and squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marleah Cabano)

Weapons load crew members assigned to the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile to an F-35 Lightning II during exercise Combat Archer at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 10, 2020. The AMRAAM is faster, smaller and lighter with improved capabilities against low-altitude targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Leveille)

Instructors and trainees with the 322nd Training Squadron conduct an Air Force basic military training graduation and coining ceremony June 4, 2020, at the Pfingston Reception Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, graduation ceremonies are closed to the public until further notice to ensure safety and security of the Airmen and their family members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

A C-130J Super Hercules flies through French airspace June 6, 2020. To commemorate the 76th anniversary of D-Day, eight C-130J aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, performed low-level formations over several different locations in France. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes)

Staff Sgt. Alex Comfer, 914th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician, prepares to remove the bolt that holds the boom arm in place on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., June 5, 2020. Maintainers are required to perform extensive periodic inspections on all aircraft, which can last for several weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Peter Borys)

C-130J Super Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, fly in formation during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise near Las Vegas, June 6, 2020. More than 20 C-130Js and C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew in formation during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry exercise with numerous other aircraft from across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell)