Power of Presence

Senior Airman Danaji Gonzalez (left) and Master Sgt. Rock Erickson (second from right) meet Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief during the general's visit downrange July 4-7.

Power of Presence

Gen. Tom Hobbins (third from left), U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief, dined with troops during the general's trip downrange July 4-7. Troops included: LTC Rusby, LTC Loughran, WG CDR King, MAJ Morris, Capt DeVries, Sm Menduapessy, Sgt. Kirk, Maj. Stephen Ritter, Maj. James Bands, Master Sgt. Clay Kimball, Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Dean, Tech. Sgt. Driek Robinson, Staff Sgt. Marissa Richard, Senior Airman Dan Todd and Airman 1st Class Chris Webb.

Power of Presence

Brig. Gen. William Holland (left), Deputy Combined Forces Air Component commander at Al-Udeid, greets Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, during the general's trip to multiple downrange locations July 4-7.

Steadfast Jaguar

SAL, Cape Verde -- General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief, visit deployed members of the 22nd Fighter Squadron in Cape Verde during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar June 22. Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base and the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base were deployed in support of the live NATO exercise which was designed to test the NATO Response Force’s ability to project a force at a strategic distance from mainland Europe and sustain it. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Krista Carlos)

Steadfast Jaguar

SAL, Cape Verde – General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, poses for a photo with Tech. Sgt. Nathan Hogan (left) and Staff Sgt. Dave Santell (right), 786th Security Forces Squadron, in Cape Verde during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar June 22. Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base and the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base were deployed in support of the live NATO exercise which was designed to test the NATO Response Force’s ability to project a force at a strategic distance from mainland Europe and sustain it. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Krista Carlos)

Steadfast Jaguar

SAL, Cape Verde -- General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, poses for a photo with (left to right) Senior Airman Lawrence Genova, Staff Sgt. Christopher Remington and Airman 1st Class Jeffery Henebry from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar June 22. Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base and the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base were deployed in support of the live NATO exercise which was designed to test the NATO Response Force’s ability to project a force at a strategic distance from mainland Europe and sustain it. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Krista Carlos)

Steadfast Jaguar

SAL, Cape Verde -- General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief, visit deployed members of the 22nd Fighter Squadron in Cape Verde during Exercise Steadfast Jaguar June 22. Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base and the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base were deployed in support of the live NATO exercise which was designed to test the NATO Response Force’s ability to project a force at a strategic distance from mainland Europe and sustain it. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Maj. Krista Carlos)

International Relations

NASOSNAYA AIR BASE, Azerbaijan (USAFENS) – Col Theresa Meyer, Director, USAFE Intelligence Directorate, takes a seat in an Azerbaijani Air Force MiG-25 FOXBAT at Nasosnaya Air Base, Azerbaijan 18 May. During the visit to Baku, USAFE leadership toured the former Russian airfield and met with Azerbaijani senior leaders. The MiG-25 is a second generation high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft produced by Russia's Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau and officially entered into service in 1973. It remains in limited service in Russia, Azerbaijan and several other nations.

Downrange visit

Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, takes a photo with U.S. and multinational troops deployed to Kabul, May 20.

downrange trip

1st Lt.Hershey Langston, JVB, Camp Eggers, meets Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, during his trip to Kabul, May 20.

Downrange visit

Capt. Thomas Abell, CFC-A CJ1, Camp Eggers, meets Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, during his trip to Kabul, May 20.

Downrange visit

2nd Lt. Sandra Bannan, CSTC-A, Camp Eggers, meets Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, during his trip to Kabul, May 20.