U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric MacDonald, 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron structures journeyman, cuts wall frame beams to size in Southwest Asia, on July 31, 2013. (Joshua J. Garcia/U.S. Air Force)

Our staff-selected photos of the Air Force in action.

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