U.S. Airmen assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing load and unload cargo pallets during Operation Agile Spartan 25.1 within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, January 26, 2025. Agile Spartan 25.1 was a multi-day Agile Combat Employment exercise that moved deployed Airmen and U.S. aircraft from AEW’s within the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) to forward operating locations. At the start of the exercise, Airmen loaded pallets with equipment, bottled water and meals, ready to eat for transport to a forward operating location in support of USCENTCOM operations. This long-planned exercise validated the ability to integrate with regional partners and generate combat air power from forward operating locations to...
