Operation Next Generation

A 17th Training Wing member fires paintballs at students during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. More than70 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students from Central and Lake View High School participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Julian Rangel, 17th Security Forces Squadron training noncommissioned officer in charge, leads the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. Members from security forces taught the students weapon handling, clearing procedures, and how to move as a team when in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

A Central High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps student fires a paintball at the opposing force during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. Members from around the 17th Training Wing participated in the exercise as the opposing force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Kennedy, 17th Medical Group medic, teaches self aid buddy care during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. Kennedy demonstrated how to use a tourniquet and how to provide first aid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody West, 17th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. The students learned about self aid buddy care and hazardous materials as part of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

A Central High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps student drives a robot during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. Members from Dyess Air Force Base partnered with Goodfellow to demonstrate how explosive ordnance disposal robots work in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

A Central High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps student drives a robot during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. Students were tasked to find hidden improvised explosive devices throughout the duration of the exercise to prepare them for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

Operation Next Generation

Published May 18, 2023
By Senior Airman Ashley Thrash
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- A 17th Training Wing member fires paintballs at students during Operation Next Generation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, May 12, 2023. More than70 Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students from Central and Lake View High School participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)