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Airman 1st Class Zackery Easley, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team ceremonial guardsman, greets Vietnam War veterans before the team’s performance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wis., July 28, 2023. The military veterans took a one-day flight to Washington, D.C., before returning to a large crowd celebrating their service, and performances by the Drill Team and 484th Army Band. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kristen Wong)

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti

A cumulonimbus storm cloud towers outside the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, during a mission over Djibouti, Aug. 16, 2023. As U.S. Air Forces Africa’s sole airlift unit, the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron provides C-130 tactical airlift support to multiple users in East Africa, to include supporting aeromedical evacuation and logistical movements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dhruv Gopinath)

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill.

This Permanent Change of Station season is shaping up to be a pivotal moment in the realm of relocations. Additionally, other changes are underway to enhance future moves and the overall experience for military personnel and their families.

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.

Wildland fire fighters examine the fire during a prescribed burn at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 1, 2023. Prescribed fires refer to the controlled application of fire by a team of fire experts under specified weather conditions with the purposes of forest management, fire suppression, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim)

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.

Smoke billows during a prescribed burn at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 1, 2023. Prescribed fires refer to the controlled application of fire by a team of fire experts under specified weather conditions with the purposes of forest management, fire suppression, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim)

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.

A wildland fire fighter rides the perimeter of the prescribed burn at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 1, 2023. Prescribed fires refer to the controlled application of fire by a team of fire experts under specified weather conditions with the purposes of forest management, fire suppression, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim)

GULF OF MEXICO

A storm with a rainbow on the Gulf of Mexico with a boat going by and the surf in the foreground. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers courtesy photo)

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.

Lt. Col. Wendy Cook, 49th Health Care Operations Squadron outgoing commander, receives a final salute from 49th HCOS members during a change of command ceremony at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., July 10, 2023. The ceremony is an American military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Nicholas Paczkowski)

JBSA Randolph

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT EDWIN LUDWIGSEN

JBSA Randolph

BRIGADIER GENERAL JEFFERSON J. O'DONNELL

PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla.

Lightning strikes above the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., May 30, 2002. The corridor from Tampa Bay to Titusville, FL, (a.k.a "Lightning Alley") receives the most lightning in the U.S. on an annual basis.