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435 AGOW: Forward, agile, ready

by 435th Aair Ground Operations Wing
January 9, 2026

The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing stands ready, ensuring peace and security. Our mission is critical: From competition to conflict, the 435th AGOW set the theater, connect the fight, and deliver Airpower at minute one.

The 435th AGOW is Forward, Agile, and Ready…Leading the fight from within the contested environment.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Evan Stewart, 435th Contingency Response Squadron airfield manager and Tech. Sgt. Braden Crabtree, 435th CRS air traffic controller, perform an increased security airfield assessment as part of exercise Agile Bison at Koszalin, Poland, Sept.12, 2025. Over 170 Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group participated in the exercise, with CR operations taking place in Powidz Air Base, Koszalin and Malacky AB, Poland. Operations focused on interoperability with NATO Allies while concurrently achieving base defense and operations in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Tabatha Chapman)
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron provides overwatch as his unit camouflages important supplies during a reconnaissance mission at a training area near Vilseck Army Base, Germany, July 15, 2025. The 2nd ASOS held a field training exercise focused on preparing for real-world missions by simulating close air support coordination and communication, land navigation, and convoy movement operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)
Staff Sgt. Devonne Hudson-Wallace sets up a satellite in Grostenquin, France, for Exercise Heavy Rain 2025. The 435th Communications Operations Group and 1st Combat Communications Squadron hosted exercise Heavy Rain 2025, a training event designed to prepare U.S. Air Force, sister services, and Allied forces communication specialists for operating in challenging and contested environments, Nov. 7-21, 2025. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Lou Burton)
Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS coordinates with Spanish Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers during exercise Swift Response on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9. The group performed close air support with A-10s from the 442d Fighter Wing and reviewed lessons learned on interoperability with their Allied partners to better sharpen their skills working togther. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)
Members of the 1st Engineering Installation Squadron dig a trench to run cables for communication purposes in in Grostenquin, France, for Exercise Heavy Rain 2025. The 435th Communications Operations Group and 1st Combat Communications Squadron hosted exercise Heavy Rain 2025, a training event designed to prepare U.S. Air Force, sister services, and Allied forces communication specialists for operating in challenging and contested environments, Nov. 7-21, 2025. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Lou Burton)

 

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