U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Hansford, Aerial Combat Camera Journeyman assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, flies backseat inside an F-16D Fighting Falcon over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Feb. 7, 2025, while documenting a formation flight during exercise Cope North 2025. CN25 is a multinational, U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, field training exercise focused on conducting Combat Air Force training to increase partner nation interoperability. Participants exercise interoperability during CN25 through agile, integrated generation of airpower, demonstrating resilience and survivability in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class...
U.S. Air National Guard modular airborne firefighting systems, MAFFS, activated to enhance wildland firefighting capabilities amidst wildfires in Southern California.
Slocum is a key spouse for the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. She’s married to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Slocum, a 1 CTCS aerial combat camera craftsman, who’s currently deployed supporting U.S. Special Operations Command Africa.
Being on her own has intensified the emotional rollercoaster of new motherhood for Slocum as she tackles late-night feedings, diaper changes and the overall...
The 1st Combat Camera Squadron’s Training Flight director, retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tim Bailey, has been one of the unit’s keys to continuity for nearly 20 years at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.
Torres paints the walls of the public dorm kitchens with the hope of increasing morale in the residential Airman of the dorms. She also paints in order to relive her own stress as she finds painting to be soothing after a long, stressful day of work. Her end goal: include more Airmen with her creative outlet to give them morale and motivation.
“I better get up and take some Tylenol or something before this headache kicks in,” I said. “Let me take care of myself before I have to answer for whatever it is I’m sure I’ve done.”
