AF Week in Photos U.S. Air Force Logo March 21, 2025 MindGym Staff Sgt. Kaylin Cornell, a 673rd Force Support Squadron fitness assessment cell manager, sits in the MindGym at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2025. The MindGym is a facility designed to bolster mental resilience and cognitive performance for service members and their families by offering a sensory-controlled environment where users engage in guided mindfulness sessions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites) Details Download Protecting the rear U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 51st Fighter Wing provide rear security during a wing operations center “bugout” in support of exercise Freedom Shield 25 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, March 11, 2025. The exercise is a defense-oriented event including live, virtual and field-based training scenarios that enhance integrated operations of allied forces and government agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio) Details Download Celebration flight A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from the 60th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron performs a celebration flight over the skies of Sweden after its acceptance into NATO during Bomber Task Force 25-2 at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, March 11, 2025. These operations demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy strategic assets in support of global stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben) Details Download Winning the race An F-22A Raptor from the 71st Fighter Squadron takes off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 6, 2025, after competing in the Mitchell Trophy Air Race. Established in 1922, the race honors the original home of the 1st Fighter Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Pilots can only compete once in their lifetime, regardless of the outcome. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaela Smith) Details Download Heavy weapons training Airman 1st Class Brady T. Lavalley, 11th Security Forces Squadron security forces specialist, fires an M240B machine gun during heavy weapons training at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 4, 2025. The training prepared security forces members for Mission Focused Rehearsal Training at Fort Bliss, Texas, where they will be challenged with a realistic representation of a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Geneva Nguyen) Details Download Defense posture F-35 Lightning IIs from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and the South Korean air force fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during integration training in the Pacific Ocean as part of exercise Freedom Shield 25, March 13, 2025. The event highlighted the capability of U.S. and South Korean forces to seamlessly integrate air, ground and maritime operations, reinforcing and enhancing their combined defense posture. (Courtesy photo) Details Download Dancing lights An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a night mission during exercise Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 12, 2025. Red Flag was established in 1975 to better prepare our forces for combat by exposing each participant to ten simulated combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jimmy Cummings) Details Download Catching a breath Tech. Sgt. Jesse Liethen, a 908th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, is pulled from the water after being submerged in a dunker chair during a SERE water survival training at the East Branch YMCA, Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 27, 2025. Liethen demonstrated the ins-and-outs of the chair, including how to recognize and manage any disorientation in aircrew members to help them regain composure and execute escape procedures effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erica Webster) Details Download Fever drop Staff Sgt Keaton Watts, 71st Rescue Squadron loadmaster, prepares to drop a parabundle over the FEVER Drop Zone at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Feb. 21, 2025. The drop zone is named after the call sign 'Fever,' a symbol of the HC-130J Combat King II’s' distinguished presence and vital missions in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessie Roth) Details Download Airman in space NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 launches from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., March 14, 2025, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Dragon spacecraft, piloted by astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers on her first spaceflight, is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Ayers and crew will conduct research, technology demonstrations and station maintenance aboard the International Space Station. (Courtesy photo by Aubrey Gemignani) Details Download This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. To view all Week in Photos collections, click here.