Operation Titan Haymaker readies Laughlin Airmen for ACE, future deployments
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Natalie Bait, left, 47th Force Support Squadron (FSS) force management supervisor, 2nd Lt. Isabella Pedraza, middle, 47th FSS officer in charge of career development, and Capt. Christen Kelling, right, 47th Medical Group physician assistant, utilize a computer during Operation Titan Haymaker at Laughlin Air Force Base’s Auxiliary number one airfield Spofford, Texas, May 23, 2024. The purpose of Operation Titan Haymaker is to familiarize Airmen with the concepts and functions of agile combat employment (ACE) in a safe but challenging environment to prepare them for future strategic conflict and great power competition. One objective of operation Titan Haymaker is to develop leaders to critically think, problem solve, and be adaptable to establish, operate and fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman)