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A C-17 Globemaster III flies over Trustmark Park before a Mississippi Braves baseball game.

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An Airmen with the 172nd Airlift Wing walks with his son during Family Day 2023.

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Left to right: MSgt Phillip Cao, MSgt Michael Walsh, MSgt Steveison Ivory, MSgt Alex Rose, and TSgt Quanecia Worthy, Military Training Instructors, oversee Basic Cadet Training at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 20, 2022. Academy MTIs coordinate and execute BCT and lead Cadet Cadre training to transform civilians into 4th Class Cadets over 38 days of military instruction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua Armstrong)

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  • Senior Airman Aiden Faircloth, a crew chief with the 172nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs inspections on a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Vital Force, Jackson, Mississippi, May 4, 2024. The training exercise strengthened the skills of Airmen when responding to natural disasters, aeromedical evacuation, casualty care and mortuary affairs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee) 172nd Airlift Wing conducts Operation Vital Force
    172nd Airlift Wing conducts Operation Vital Force

    Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee
  • Maj. Philip Landry, an Air Battle Manager Instructor with the 255th Air Control Squadron, poses for a photo displaying his U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduate patch at the 255th ACS, Gulfport, Mississippi, January 5, 2024. Landry graduated from the six-month graduate-level Air Battle Management Weapons Instructor Course for Weapons Officers which teaches expert-level instructors to refine their instructional abilities and lead other instructors on more advanced capabilities of our military. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee) 255th Air Control Squadron receives their first “Patch” in 28 years
    255th Air Control Squadron receives their first “Patch” in 28 years

    Airman 1st Class Dawson Carter and Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee
  • Participants of the third annual Fallen Airmen Memorial Golf Tournament at Canton Country Club, Canton, Mississippi, take a moment of silent reflection and gratitude on September 15, 2023. The FAM Golf Tournament is a servicemember-led initiative that benefits the 172nd AW Family Relief Fund, raising thousands of dollars for Air National Guard Families every year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds.) Special Tee: Mississippi National Guard Members Raise $11,000 for Family Relief Fund at Airmen-led Golf Tournament
    Special Tee: Mississippi National Guard Members Raise $11,000 for Family Relief Fund at Airmen-led Golf Tournament

    Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds
  • A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing prepares for takeoff during Operation Iron Magnolia in Jackson, Mississippi, September 9, 2023. Operation Iron Magnolia brought together the strengths and skills of Airmen from across the 172nd Airlift Wing in order to generate maximum airlift capability sustained by the Multi-capable Airman concept, in spite of operational stress. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Capt. Kiara Spann) Iron Sharpens Iron: 172nd Airlift Wing Conducts Operation Iron Magnolia
    Iron Sharpens Iron: 172nd Airlift Wing Conducts Operation Iron Magnolia

    Airman 1st Class Damara Cormier and Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds

  • Maj. R. Caleb Clark, deputy chaplain with the 172nd Airlift Wing in Jackson, Mississippi, performs a baptism while deployed as the deputy wing chaplain at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Clark received the MCA Distinguished Service Award this year which recognizes the excellency of chaplains across the Department of Defense within ministries of active duty and reserve units across the Army, Air Force and Navy. 172nd Airlift Wing Chaplain receives MCA Distinguished Service Award
    172nd Airlift Wing Chaplain receives MCA Distinguished Service Award

    Airman 1st Class Shardae McAfee

 

 

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