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June 9, 2023
MAINEiacs Aim High during Arctic Challenge

ØRLAND AIR BASE, Norway – The Maine Air National Guard’s 101st Air Refueling Wing, also known as the MAINEiacs, and 265th Combat Communication Squadron aimed for the clouds and headed Northeast to take part in the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023, occurring May 29 through June 9 across the Nordic
June 6, 2023
Arctic Challenge 2023: Nordic defense requires the F-35’s advanced capabilities

The U.S. Air Force’s 493rd Fighter Squadron from the United Kingdom’s RAF Lakenheath forward deployed to Norway’s Ørland Air Base to take part in Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 alongside Norwegian, Dutch, and Italian F-35A Lightning II advanced stealth fighters and other coalition aircraft
June 6, 2023
Normandy locals welcome Ramstein Airmen for family dinner

Every year the streets of the small towns along the coast of Normandy are lined with banners and posters, flags are strung across the streets, and windows are painted with parachutists and C-47 aircraft in honor of D-Day. The locals of Normandy excitedly celebrate through the streets and at events,
June 1, 2023
AK23 joint command, control, communication

During Astral Knight 2023 (AK23), U.S. service members came together and participated alongside Croatian, Albanian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Romanian armed forces to evaluate their Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control and personnel recovery capabilities throughout the Balkans.
May 25, 2023
Chief Operations Officer for the U.S. Space Force visits NATO Space Center

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, Chief Operations Officer for the USSF, receives a briefing on NATO space operations at the NATO Space Center in NATO Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2023. Burt visited the Space Center within NATO Allied Air command to learn and
May 23, 2023
435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from U.S. and Spain Air Force worked together during exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 23 in Zaragoza, Spain on May 8-12, 2023.
May 9, 2023
U.S.-based Air Force mobility aircraft supporting DEFENDER 23 exercise in Europe

Activities begin this month across ten countries in Europe and continue through June as part of a U.S. Army-led exercise DEFENDER 2023, which U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa is supporting in several ways.
May 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deter aggression over Baltic skies

AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia – U.S. Air Force fifth-generation fighters supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s Air Shielding mission along the Eastern Flank executed an Agile Combat Employment deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, May 8, 2023, to deter aggression in the Baltic Sea region.
May 2, 2023
U.S. Air Force Reserve A-10s coming to Europe, support Army-led DEFENDER 23 exercise

Activities begin this month across ten European countries and continue through June as part of a U.S. Army-led exercise DEFENDER 2023, which U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa is supporting in several ways.Ten Air Force Reserve Command A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the
April 20, 2023
U.S. Air Force tankers moved to NATO’s Eastern Flank, strengthen collective defense

U.S.-based tanker aircraft began working at their new primary location in Poland, March 10, as part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe activity called Copper Arrow, demonstrating U.S. European Command’s efforts to bolster security on NATO’s eastern flank with forward stationed and deployed forces.Copper