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231107-F-UE447-1026

More than 200 Airmen, including student and instructor pilots gathered in front of Air Control Tower at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2023, to get a close look at a T-7A Redhawk fresh off the factory floor. The jet stopped at Vance to refuel enroute to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for Phase III testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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A T-7A Red Hawk, assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, lands at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 7, 2023. The name “Red Hawk” honors the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and pays homage to their signature crimson-tailed aircraft from World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathy Duran)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brenda Khamthingath, 97th Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering flight chief, fashions a head wrap around a patient during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. This type of wrap is common to us during Tactical Combat Casualty Care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Thorne, 71st Medical Group diagnostic and therapeutics flight chief, assists a patient during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. The real life patients were actors from the 97th Medical Group who were tasked with giving realistic responses to the Airmen assisting them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rebekah Clifford, 82nd Medical Group independent duty medical technician, packs her bag in preparation for the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. The scenario for the exercise was meant to simulate how to give life-saving care to several blast victims before air evacuation arrives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Robert Throne, 71st Medical Group (MDG) diagnostic and therapeutics flight chief, and Staff Sgt. Rebekah Clifford, 82nd MDG independent duty medical technician, perform first aid on a mannequin during the Caduceus Spear exercise on a C-17 Globemaster III from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. The team was tasked with giving life-saving medical care to patients throughout the flight from Clinton Sherman Airfield Park to the 97th Medical Group at Altus Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

Patients are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III before take-off during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. Once in the air, medics were charged with keeping patients alive during unregulated patient movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alyssa Brown, 82nd Medical Group (MDG) flight surgeon, shows Airman 1st Class Ethan Stettner, 97th MDG dental technician, how to do a needle thoracostomy on a mannequin during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. Leaders from the 97th MDG intended to utilize both medics and non-medics to safely transport injured individuals to a higher level of care facility while providing critical first aid by Tactical Combat Casualty Care and MEDIC-X training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alyssa Brown, 82nd Medical Group flight surgeon, explains how to write up identification cards for injured patients to Airmen during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. Participants in the exercise were a mix of medics and non-medics, to ensure all Airmen involved would receive training in life-saving skills before air evacuation can arrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Thorne, 71st Medical Group diagnostic and therapeutics flight chief, places a tourniquet on a mannequin during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023. The intent of the exercise was to identify training gaps in the comprehensive medical readiness of the Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

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Kid Governor's support crew

Oklahoma's Kid Governor for 2023, Mila O'Brien, center, is surrounded by, from left to right, her dad, Phillip O’Brien, mom, Courtney O’Brien, grandmother, Lynda O’Brien, and grandfather, Michael O’Brien. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christian Soto)

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Proud moment on the flightline

Pinning wings

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Class 23-15

Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 23-15 received their Air Force wings during a ceremony held Oct. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Proudly pinning on the new wings

Traditionally a new aviator's first wings are pinned on by someone very important in their life. The Vance flightline witnessed many of these special moments following the Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 23-15 graduation held Oct. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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A graduation moment

Family and friends are a big part of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. A moment to remember for a new Air Force pilot and little one. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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A T-6A Texan II taxis down the flight line during Surge Week at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023. The T-6 is a training aircraft utilized by U.S. Air Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman)

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Remembering those unable to attend

The Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action ceremony was presented by Silver Talon Honor Guard member, Airman 1st Class Carmen Hernandez, during the Vance Air Force 76th Birthday Ball held Saturday, Sept. 23, in Enid, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kathy Duran)

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Not forgotten

Senior Airman Gabriel Santiago participates in 24-hour ruck march at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 15. The 24-hour ruck march was in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Christian Soto)

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Five decades as a maintainer

Terry Long, the branch manager for the T-6A Texan II, retired after 50 years of maintaining aircraft at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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Pinning the new wings

A new Air Force pilot's first wings are pinned on by someone very important in their life. A member of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 23-14 continues that tradition following the graduation ceremony held Sept. 15 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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