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In episode 45 of " The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, we discuss a new force development tool for Airmen and Guardians to grow professionally. These opportunities are known as Developmental Special Experiences, or DSE, which are learning activities outside the scope of formal training that have been validated as a potential means to obtain specific foundational, occupational, or joint competencies. The DSE Catalog is a consolidated list of available learning activities outside the scope of formal training. It simplifies research efforts to find training opportunities available to Airmen and ...

By Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published March 03, 2021 First Lt. August Hein (left), and Capt. Reed Fleming, both 3rd Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over Florida during exercise Mosaic Tiger Feb. 25, 2021. Airmen from Dover AFB and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey participated in the exercise, led by the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB, Georgia. The exercise tested agile combat employment, across multiple major commands, to build mission-essential skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Faith Schaefer...

The 61st Airlift Squadron concluded a weeklong, organically generated exercise, Feb. 20, demonstrating the effectiveness of Agile Combat Employment (ACE) tactics, techniques and procedures focused on Mobility Air Force and Combat Air Force integration. ,

39 Somewhere above the vast Pacific Ocean, a fighter aircraft has flown for hours, and its fuel supply is running low. Unable to return to its home station for fuel, that's when Agile Combat Employment comes into play. Down below on a small island, three Airmen are waiting to refuel the aircraft and rapidly launch it back into the fight. “ACE is this warfighting concept that the Pacific Air Forces is trying to operationalize, and we’re doing a pretty good job of it,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Jared Hutchinson, Cope North 2021 exercise director and 35th Operations Group c...

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- On Feb. 12, 2021, five Airmen from 366th the Communication Squadron (CS) were sworn in and transferred from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to the U.S. Space Force (USSF). This type of transfer is a historical ceremony that,