Friday, August 22, 2025 l Vol. 50, Number 34
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A pararescuemen exits an HC-130J Combat King II while taking part in a free-fall jump during Relámpago de los Andes at Palanquero Air Base, Colombia, Aug. 6. During RDLA,
U.S. Air Force and Colombia Aerospace Force members conducted training with each other to share tactics and techniques.
AFOSI hosts Polish delegation, strengthens tech defense ties THOMAS BRADING
AFOSI PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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A KC-135 Stratotanker flies by the 81st Liberation Day Parade, leveraging a training sortie during the 2025 Department-Level Exercise series in Guam, July 21. The flights consisted of 13 waves of aircraft from the U.S. Air
Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force, showcasing the U.S. and its allies’ commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
AMC enables agile, sustained logistics at the 2025 DLE series SENIOR AIRMAN AIDAN THOMPSON AIR MOBILITY COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawai’i — Air Mobility Command has sustained operations as part of the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series across the Indo-Pacific region validating its ability to project and sustain combat power, alongside allies and partners, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The 2025 DLE series is a firstin-a-generation effort to conduct operations in a contested, dynamic environment to deter competitor aggression where able, and to defeat
threats to national security when necessary. AMC approached the DLE series through a unified and dominant approach to global mobility through the seamless integration of other commands. “Within the 2025 DLE series, we incorporated the total force, ACC, AETC, AFGSC, AFMC, AFRC, AFSOC, AMC, TRANSCOM, PACAF and Guard components,” said Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Casey, AMC lead logistics planner. “It was essential to coordinating all of these moving pieces and ensure the 10,000 airmen and 1,200 short tons of cargo were
properly aggregated to move into theater.” To ensure the rapid movement of people and cargo into theater, lead logistics planners like Casey used time-phased force deployment data to schedule and track movements into theater. The curation and upkeep of this documentation ensured personnel and cargo were able to move in a timely manner. “My job is to ensure people make it into their operating location and then have a way home,” Casey said. “If a logistical challenge arises where members are not able to move See AMC, Page 3
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid a shifting security landscape in Europe, the Office of Special Investigations hosted a delegation from Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service in California, May 12-17. The weeklong event, led by Special Agent Kevin Alexander, the AFOSI Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, aimed to strengthen NATO coordination around defense innovation and counterintelligence. “Engaging with our allies in person is essential,” Alexander said. “It was an opportunity for our Polish partners to see how the tech protection mission plays out on the ground. Not just from us, but from hearing it directly from the people we work with every day in places.” Alexander added that building trust like this is best done firsthand. “The people we visited aren’t just contacts, they’re partners,” he said. “When a company has a security concern, we want them calling us. That only happens if we’ve earned their trust.” See AFOSI, Page 6
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Special Agents Dante Tabarracci and Kevin Alexander receive a briefing inside a private-sector facility in San Francisco, May 15. The visit was part of a broader discussion on the role of artificial intelligence in national security and emerging defense technologies.