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[fighterlover @fighterlover9]

7th ID and 1st MDTF held a redesignation ceremony June 18 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, to case the 1st MDTF Headquarters and 7th ID Headquarters Support Company colors and uncase the 7th ID (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion colors.

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U.S. Air Force B-1B, F-15E, and F-35A fly in a formation during Astral Knight 26 over the North Sea, June 8, 2026.

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off for a combat flight during Operation Epic Fury, March 22, 2026.

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USAF fighters move for Combat Flight in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury, March, 2026.

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B-2 Spirit stealth bomber prepares to take off during Operation Epic Fury, March 17, 2026.

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KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuels B-52H Stratofortress during Operation Epic Fury.

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare a C-130J Super Hercules to receive cargo during a readiness and dispersal exercise in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 27, 2026.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Cajucom, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency technician, tests an antenna’s connection status during a readiness and dispersal exercise within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 26, 2026.

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Minot, Barksdale B-52s depart Dyess as part of Global Thunder 26 at Dyess AFB, Texas, Oct. 29, 2025. Global Thunder is an annual command and control exercise designed to train U.S. Strategic Command Forces and assess joint operational readiness.

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U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit aircraft are shown in hangars during Exercise Global Thunder 26 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Oct. 24, 2025. Global Thunder is an annual command and control exercise designed to train U.S. Strategic Command forces and assess joint operational readiness.

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A USAF B-52H assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, takes off as part of Exercise Global Thunder 26 at Minot AFB, North Dakota, Oct. 26, 2025. Global Thunder is an annual command and control exercise designed to train U.S. Strategic Command forces and assess joint operational readiness.

[Ian Ellis @ianellisjones]

Super Hornets from the Ford carrier strike group were spotted operating off the northern coast of Venezuela today - the first time with transponders on (via @SA_Defensa)

Approx. 20% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is now in SOUTHCOM. New report with illustrative strike options:

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U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 4th EFS, and 356th EFS, B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th EBS, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2B fighter aircrafts, fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the 909th ARS over the Pacific Ocean, Japan, Nov. 17 , 2025.

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@thenewarea51 Ex global thunder

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron (WPS) flies during a training mission, Sept. 9, 2025. The 340th WPS produces instructor-level officers who teach precision strike and long-range deterrence tactics to joint and coalition partners.

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The B-2（82-1069，Spirit of Indiana）delivered GBU-31/38 as QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration on surface vessel in the High North, in collaboration with Norwegian Allies on Sept. 2, 2025.

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B-52Hs assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing prepared for takeoff during Warbird Week at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 8, 2025. Warbird Week is a routine base-wide readiness exercise designed to test Airmen’s abilities to operate in a variety of scenarios.

[fighterlover @fighterlover9]

Warbird Week, the 5th Bomb Wing,B-52Hs,AGM-86B all at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 8, 2025. I believe it's a nuclear readiness exercise.

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VMFA-232, an F-18 Hornet squadron from MCAS Miramar, California, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2025.

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Team Minot Airmen demonstrate strategic readiness during Prairie Vigilance 25-1, April 11, 2025.