Autonomous aviation transforms logistics during AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise
From left, Senior Airman Hailey Jackson, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron decentralized materiel support, Senior Airman Shenice McCormick, 9th Logistics Readiness Squadron flight service center technician, and Capt. Mackenzie Thompson, 480th Fighter Squadron flight commander, load cargo onto Joby's autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, an AFWERX Autonomy Prime partner, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during AGILE FLAG 24-3 on Aug. 6, 2024. AFWERX Autonomy Prime invited Joby to conduct autonomous flight demonstrations during AGILE FLAG and show Air Force leaders how autonomous aviation can contribute to the Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, concept. ACE is a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Clouse)