Operation Titan Haymaker readies Laughlin Airmen for ACE, future deployments

U.S. Army Sgt. Albert Hernandez, Ohio Army National Guard Religious Affairs Assistant, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Pierce Games, 47th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, set up a tactical meteorological operating system (TMOS), 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. The operation also aims to familiarize Airmen with agile combat employment (ACE), a strategy executed within threat timelines to enhance resiliency, survivability, and combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman)