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AFCENT, ARCENT partner to test operational capabilities of CARPE Dronvm

Sgt. Mickey Reeve, operations NCO for USARCENT's Task Force 39, prepares to launch a drone during the CARPE Dronvm app test at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., on July 17, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leo Jenkins)
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AFCENT, ARCENT partner to test operational capabilities of CARPE Dronvm

Sgt. Mickey Reeve, Ops NCO for USARCENT's Task Force 39, demonstrates how to launch a drone at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., on July 17, 2023. The drone was used to support the CARPE Dronvm testing on 18 July, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leo Jenkins)
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Innovating ADAB

Members of the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab pose for a photo at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, July 12, 2023. Opened in September 2022, the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab enables Airmen to hone their ideas into tangible and achievable improvements for their unit, squadron, base or even the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Innovating ADAB

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cullen Davis and Senior Airman Katrena Steffan, assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, stand on the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II underneath a portable sunshade they created with the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, June 12, 2023. Opened in September 2022, the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab enables Airmen to hone their ideas into tangible and achievable improvements for their unit, squadron, base or even the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Innovating ADAB

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Clifton Lovar, middle, 75th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron aircraft section chief, explains to Master Sgt. Ryan Powers, left, Phantom WERX superintendent of innovation, and Tech. Sgt. Mariana Hernandez-Chavez, right, Phantom WERX augmentee, the idea to fabricate a cover for the A-10 Thunderbolt II at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, June 12, 2023. From 3D printed creations like an ammo-counting sprocket that saves 23 man-hours every week, to enterprise level solutions designed to help Airmen beat the deployment heat, the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab has managed the production of 29 Airmen-generated projects, with 16 finished and implemented. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Innovating ADAB

U.S. Air Force Capt. Seth Wynn, Phantom WERX action officer, uses 3D design software for an innovation project at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 25, 2023. Opened in September 2022, the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab enables Airmen to hone their ideas into tangible and achievable improvements for their unit, squadron, base or even the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Innovating ADAB

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Edgar Miller, Phantom WERX augmentee from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, explains the innovation process at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 25, 2023. From 3D printed creations like an ammo-counting sprocket that saves 23 man-hours every week, to enterprise level solutions designed to help Airmen beat the deployment heat, the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab has managed the production of 29 Airmen-generated projects, with 16 finished and implemented. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Innovating ADAB

U.S. Airmen assigned to 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron use a crane to install a repurposed sun shade to protect Airmen working at the guard shack at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, July 11, 2023. From 3D printed creations like an ammo-counting sprocket that saves 23 man-hours every week, to enterprise level solutions designed to help Airmen beat the deployment heat, the Phantom WERX Innovation Lab has managed the production of 29 Airmen-generated projects, with 16 finished and implemented. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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AFCENT Innovation Oasis

U.S. Staff Sgt. Thomas Lankford and deployed members of the 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, present during the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Innovation Oasis at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Apr. 19, 2023. The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Innovation Oasis was a Shark-Tank style competition to attain innovative solutions, inventions and ideas. Lankford and his team won the 9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Oasis and will present at the U.S. Central Command Innovation Oasis competition at MacDill AFB, Florida, May 25.
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AFCENT's Innovation Oasis

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, heads the Innovation Oasis panel members in determining the winner of the competition at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Apr. 19. The 9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Oasis was a Shark-Tank style competition to attain innovative solutions, inventions and ideas. The winner of the 9 AF (AFCENT) competition will present at the U.S. Central Command Innovation Oasis competition at MacDill AFB, Florida, May 25.
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AFCENT's Innovation Oasis

U.S. Staff Sgt. Thomas Lankford and deployed members of the 378th Expeditionary Communications Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, present during the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Innovation Oasis at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Apr. 19, 2023. The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Innovation Oasis was a Shark-Tank style competition to attain innovative solutions, inventions and ideas. Lankford and his team won the 9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Oasis and will present at the U.S. Central Command Innovation Oasis competition at MacDill AFB, Florida, May 25.
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New Task Force 99 commander

Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, left, presides over a change-of-command ceremony in which Col. Robert G. Smoker succeeds Lt. Col. Erin K. Brilla as Task Force 99 commander during a ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Feb. 23, 2023. Smoker joins the 9 AF (AFCENT) team from State College Air Station in Pennsylvania, most recently the commander of the 193rd Air Intelligence Squadron. Smoker and his team of Airmen who operate out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, will continue Task Force 99 efforts, working with vendors and leaders from academia and government agencies, as well as coalition partners, to innovate and experiment with technology in 9 AF (AFCENT)’s 21-country area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz)
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9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Day

U.S. Air Force members and industry partners discuss solutions to unmanned aerial system challenges within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility during an Innovation Day breakout group at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 15, 2023. This was the first Innovation Day hosted by 9 AF (AFCENT). More than 70 industry partners and 230 participants attended the event designed to connect the organization with solutions to problem sets in their 21-country area of responsibility.
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9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Day

An Anduril Ghost small unmanned aerial system sits on an Innovation Day display booth at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb 15, 2023. This was the first Innovation Day hosted by 9 AF (AFCENT). More than 70 industry partners and 230 participants attended the event designed to connect the organization with solutions to problem sets in their 21-country area of responsibility.
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9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Day

U.S. Air Force members discuss the capabilities presented at industry partners' booths during Innovation Day at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 15, 2023. This was the first Innovation Day hosted by 9 AF (AFCENT). More than 70 industry partners and 230 participants attended the event designed to connect the organization with solutions to problem sets in their 21-country area of responsibility.
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9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Day

Industry partners listen to an overview of the problem sets Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) hopes to discuss during its first Innovation Day at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 15, 2023. In the morning, 9 AF (AFCENT) members presented numerous problem statements that were then tackled in depth with industry partners in focus groups in the afternoon. More than 70 industry partners and 230 participants attended the event designed to connect the organization with solutions to problem sets in their 21-country area of responsibility.
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9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Day

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erin Brilla, Task Force 99 commander, provides an overview of Innovation Day at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 15, 2023. This was the first Innovation Day hosted by Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central). More than 70 industry partners and 230 participants attended the event designed to connect the organization with solutions to problem sets in their 21-country area of responsibility.
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9 AF (AFCENT) Innovation Day

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, offers opening remarks during Innovation Day at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 15, 2023. This was the first Innovation Day hosted by 9 AF (AFCENT). More than 70 industry partners and 230 participants attended the event designed to connect the organization with solutions to problem sets in their 21-country area of responsibility.
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Task Force 99 Field Test

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erin Brilla, Task Force 99 commander, briefs during a distinguished visitor visit at Al Udeid Air Base Qatar, October 28, 2022. Task force 99 is an agile, specialized unit designed to innovate and enhance Ninth Air Force’s (Air Forces Central) capabilities within all domains ensuring mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Johnson)
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Task Force 99 Field Test

A Task Force 99 Airmen briefs during a distinguished visitor visit at Al Udeid Air Base Qatar, October 28, 2022. Task force 99 is an agile, specialized unit designed to innovate and enhance Ninth Air Force’s (Air Forces Central) capabilities within all domains ensuring mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Johnson)
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