Training

A U.S. Air Force Airman from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepares a C-130J Hercules for a personnel airdrop over drop zone Alzey, Germany, June 15, 2010 in support of International Jump Week 2010. This airborne jump is officially known as NATO Jump Week and is the first time a NATO jump is conducted from a C-17 Globemaster. Five NATO countries participated in the annual event to support one of United States Air Forces in Europe's top priorities; building partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)(Released)

Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Weston, 37th Airlift Squadron, loadmaster, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, prepares for a personnel airdrop over drop zone Alzey, Germany, June 15, 2010 in support of International Jump Week 2010. This airborne jump is officially known as NATO Jump Week and is the first time a NATO jump is conducted from a C-17 Globemaster. Five NATO countries participated in the annual event to support one of United States Air Forces in Europe's top priorities; building partnership. (U.S. Air Force hoto by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)(Released)

COMUSAFE mourns loss of Polish air chief

WARSAW, Poland -- Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and NATO Allied Air Command Ramstein commander, makes remarks on behalf of NATO air chiefs, USAFE and the U.S. Air Force during funeral services for Polish air force commander Gen. Andrzej Blasik April 28, 2010, in Warsaw’s Powazki cemetery. General Blasik died April 10 alongside Polish president Lech Kaczynski and many other top Polish military leaders when the Polish air force Tu-154 plane he was on crashed in a forest outside the military airport in Smolensk, Russia, en route to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre by the Soviet Union’s secret police. (U.S. Air Force photos/Lt. Col. Pamela A.Q. Cook)

COMUSAFE mourns loss of Polish air chief

WARSAW, Poland -- Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, 3rd Air Force commander, salutes while the Polish national anthem is played during funeral services for Polish air force commander Gen. Andrzej Blasik April 28, 2010, in Warsaw’s Powazki cemetery. General Blasik died April 10 alongside Polish president Lech Kaczynski and many other top Polish military leaders when the Polish air force Tu-154 plane he was on crashed in a forest outside the military airport in Smolensk, Russia, en route to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre by the Soviet Union’s secret police. Generals Blasik and Gorenc worked alongside each other on numerous occasions, including working to establish sister wing arrangements to foster interoperability between units using similar equipment to ensure that the two air forces can effectively operate together to meet the goal of the alliance. (U.S. Air Force photos/Lt. Col. Pamela A.Q. Cook)