Desert Hammer 2024: The Human Element, Mission-Ready Airmen
A 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airman serves a meal to a fellow Airman during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field near Gila Bend, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. Through joint and multinational collaboration, Desert Hammer tests the ability of over 700 participants and 131 aircraft to operate, defend, and sustain airbases under austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)