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Staff Sgt. Kayla Satcher, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance inspector, loads a trailer with GBU-38 munitions during a Combat Ammunition Production Exercise Nov. 7, 2023 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. CAPEX is designed to prepare munitions Airmen for future deployments and home station contingency taskings by simulating sustained combat operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nia Jacobs)

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Airmen from the 2nd Munitions Squadron trailer load live GBU-38 weapons from a munitions assembly conveyor during a Combat Ammunition Production Exercise on Nov. 7, 2023 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. During CAPEX Airmen practice rapid weapons production during simulated sustained combat operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nia Jacobs)

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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kirshner, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance production superintendent, assembles GBU-54 munitions during a Combat Ammunition Production Exercise Nov. 7, 2023 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. CAPEX is designed to prepare munitions Airmen for future deployments and home station contingency taskings by simulating sustained combat operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nia Jacobs)

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Airman 1st Class Mary Garrison, 2nd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, assembles a GBU-31 munition during a Combat Ammunition Production Exercise Nov. 7, 2023 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. CAPEX is designed to prepare munitions Airmen for future deployments and home station contingency taskings by simulating sustained combat operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Nia Jacobs)

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, briefs members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center during his visit to Florida’s Space Coast Nov. 16, 2023. Cotton, accompanied by Command Senior Enlisted Leader Sgt. Maj. Howard Kreamer, came to the nuclear treaty monitoring center to get an update on emerging threats and nuclear deterrence operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Susan A. Romano)

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton (center) commander of U.S. Strategic Command, sits alongside his Command Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. Howard Kreamer (left) and his Director of Global Operations, Maj. Gen. John J. Nichols (second from right) as the commander of the Air Force Technical Operations Center Col. James A. Finlayson (right) briefs the visitors on the success his organization has achieved in strategic nuclear deterrence operations. Cotton and his team visited the nuclear treaty monitoring center Nov. 16, 2023 for a mission update and to host a Town Hall for center personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

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2nd Lt. Piper Gray, a radiochemistry instrumentation lead at the U.S. Air Force Radiochemistry Lab, Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., smiles as she receives a coin from Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, during his visit to the Air Force Technical Applications Center Nov. 16, 2023. Gray was one of six individuals who were presented with the unified combatant commander’s coin for superior service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Susan A. Romano)

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Senior Master Sgt. Brett Mapston, a member of the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., briefs Gen. Anthony J. Cotton commander of U.S. Strategic Command, about AFTAC’s 70+ year history of long range detection and nuclear deterrence operations. Cotton visited the Department of Defense’s sole nuclear treaty monitoring center Nov. 16, 2023, accompanied by USSTRATCOM’s Command Senior Enlisted Leader Sgt. Maj. Howard Kreamer and his Director of Global Operations Maj. Gen. John J. Nichols. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton commander of U.S. Strategic Command, receives a squadron patch from Capt. Kai Billings, Operations Flight Commander for the 22nd Surveillance Squadron, during Cotton’s visit to the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., Nov. 16, 2023. Billings briefed the general on his squadron’s role in nuclear deterrence and global surveillance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

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Dr. Richard Salisbury, 711th Human Performance Wing chemical biological radiological and nuclear analyst and Next Generation Aircrew Protection team member, and Mark Docter, METSS Corporation researcher and NGAP team member, set up the vapor purge testing nebulizer on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023. During testing, a vapor simulant known as methyl salicylate was injected into the B-1B Lancer while sensors inside the cockpit measured how long it took the vapor to be purged while airborne. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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Dr. Richard Salisbury, 711th Human Performance Wing chemical biological radiological and nuclear analyst and Next Generation Aircrew Protection team member, measures bottles of methyl salicylate before vapor purge testing on the B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023. Also known as wintergreen oil, methyl salicylate was used during testing as it simulates the properties and common effects of most chemical agents with no risk to aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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Mark Docter, METSS Corporation researcher and Next Generation Aircrew Protection team member, prepares the vapor purge testing nebulizer before testing on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023. The test analyzed the vapor concentration in the B-1B Lancer over the course of flight to find the safest concentration level for aircrew to operate without protective gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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Sharon Rogers, 46th Test and Evaluation Squadron test engineer and Next Generation Aircrew Protection team member, briefs aircrew members on vapor purge test information on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023. The NGAP team lays the groundwork for future chemical biological radiological and nuclear protective gear while assisting current aircrews using data collected from vapor purge testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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Members from the Next Generation Aircrew Protection team observe a B-1B Lancer prepare for taxi during vapor purge testing on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023. This test event is the final test flight for the B-1B portion of the program before testing begins on the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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Courtney Stankavich and Dr. Angela Thays, METSS Corporation researchers and Next Generation Aircrew Protection team members, enter a B-1B Lancer to turn on vapor purge testing sensors on Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023. Using the information gathered from the vapor purge test done on the B-1, the team will create data sets showcasing vapor concentrations at different times during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sophia Robello)

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U.S. Army Capt. Luis Antonio Rivera, 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron ground liaison officer, poses for a photo during a joint exercise. The GLO is responsible for facilitating communication between ground units and air support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jaclyn Sumayao)

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