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  • Effective June 9, 2026, unaccompanied service members stationed throughout USAFE, who reside in barracks or dormitories, may be eligible to receive Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) upon departure from their overseas duty station. All USAFE-based Airmen Living in Dormitories Now Eligible for Temporary Lodging Allowance upon departure
    All USAFE-based Airmen Living in Dormitories Now Eligible for Temporary Lodging Allowance upon departure
  • Conference room African air chiefs solidify partnerships, shape AAAF future at AACS
    African air chiefs solidify partnerships, shape AAAF future at AACS

    2nd Lt Eve Daugherty
  • leaders shake hands African air chiefs solidify partnerships, shape AAAF future at AACS
    African air chiefs solidify partnerships, shape AAAF future at AACS

    2nd Lt Eve Daugherty
  • Airman looks at pallets 726 EMSS Airman integrates real-time munitions tracking tool
    726 EMSS Airman integrates real-time munitions tracking tool

    Master Sgt. Carlin Leslie
  • Staff Sgt. Theodore Dudley poses for a photo Into the smoke: One Airman’s instinct to save lives
    Into the smoke: One Airman’s instinct to save lives

    Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Babak Kermanshahi and a member of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco U.S., Morocco integrate Link-16 capability during African Lion 26 planning event
    U.S., Morocco integrate Link-16 capability during African Lion 26 planning event

    Courtesy photo
  • Lt Gen Hinds awards Maj Blea with the silver star Spangdahlem-based Airman awarded Silver Star for extraordinary heroism during combat operations
    Spangdahlem-based Airman awarded Silver Star for extraordinary heroism during combat operations

    Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow
  • Senior leaders participate in conference CFACC Conference strengthens theater-level command and Allied interoperability
    CFACC Conference strengthens theater-level command and Allied interoperability

    Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow

Europe

  • Maj. Gen. Henry Arnold with Air Staff reviews documents and plans in 1941. Pictured from left to right: Lt. Col. Edgar Sorenson, Lt. Col. Harold George, Brig. Gen. Carl Spaatz, Maj. Gen. Henry Arnold, Maj. Haywood Hansell, Jr., Brig. Gen. Martin Scanlon, and Lt. Col. Arthur Vanaman.

    Historical highlights: 85 years of airpower evolution
  • U.S. Air Force and German military crew members conduct post-flight checks on an F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing before the ILA Berlin Air Show June 9, 2026, at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany.

    U.S. participation at ILA Berlin demonstrates enduring Allied commitment
  • An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing to receive fuel during exercise Astral Knight 2026 over the North Sea, June 3, 2026. Aerial refueling operations enable combat aircraft to sustain missions across greater distances and for longer durations, strengthening interoperability and supporting tactical integrated air and missile defense during AK26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nash Truitt)

    Astral Knight 26: Fighters, bombers, tactical C2 reinforce USAF readiness

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Cornwell, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, assists Capt. Logan Halverson, 493rd Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, during Ramstein Flag 26 at Pirkkala Air Base, Finland, June 8, 2026. RAFL26 provides the 48th Fighter Wing an opportunity to validate Agile Combat Employment concepts, generating combat power from geographically dispersed locations alongside NATO Allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christine Groening)

    Liberty Wing strengthens Allied interoperability during Ramstein Flag 26
  • MEN AND WOMEN AROUND A DINNER TABLE

    Normandy families nourish connections with U.S. service members around the table
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Space Forces in Europe - Space Forces Africa

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    Readout of Commanding General, SPACEFOREUR-AF Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, visit with Romanian deputy chief of defence staff Lt. Gen. Dragoş-Dumitru Iacob
  • Members of the Kenyan delegation and U.S. military and government officials participate in high-level bilateral discussions

    Readout of Commanding General, SPACEFOREUR-AF Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, visit with Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey, director general of the Kenya Space Agency
  • General speaks to airmen and guardians

    SPACEFOREUR-AF team competes in Guardian Arena for the first time
  • Commander meets with Moroccan Minister Delegate

    U.S. Space Forces Africa commander meets with Moroccan Minister Delegate
  • The Chief gestures towards a Guardian that is part of a group standing in a semi-circle around him

    CMSSF strengthens allied partnerships during first European tour

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Africa

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    Readiness in Motion: how 726 EMSS TMO keeps operations on track

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    Behind the Systems: RAWS Weather Systems Support Center operations at CLDJ
  • Taxing Airplane

    Carrying the torch: “Flying Jennies” assume airlift mission in Africa
  • U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft flies over a training area during Exercise African Lion 26 at Tan-Tan, Morocco, April 23, 2026.

    African Lion 26 concludes: strengthening U.S. and African security
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adamu Issaka, a load joint inspection representative assigned to 88th Aerial Port Squadron, loads gear onto a Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130H to demonstrate engine running on and offloading procedures during Africa Lion 26 at 3rd Royal Moroccan Air Base, Kenitra, Morocco, April 27, 2026.

    Fast, precise, ready: US, Moroccan airmen strengthen airlift capability
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Air Force Headlines

  • VC-25B Bridge aircraft arrives at Joint Base Andrews, begins commissioning flights.

    VC-25B Bridge aircraft arrives at Joint Base Andrews, begins commissioning flights
  • U.S. Air National Guard air crews from the 103d Airlift Wing and 143d Airlift Wing conduct joint tactical interfly operations over sections of Massachusetts and Vermont at dusk with blue mountains.

    AF Week in Photos 

  • The Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance and U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, read a book to approximately 125 children of military families during a Blue Star Books event at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 16, 2026. The event was held to encourage children to read as part of Vance’s second annual nationwide Summer Reading Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Helen Ly)

    Second Lady visits MacDill AFB youth center to promote literacy
  • A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes off during flight testing at a California test location. The aircraft was developed in partnership with General Atomics as part of the Air Force’s effort to accelerate delivery of affordable, semi-autonomous aircraft. (Courtesy photo)

    Air Force advances future of air superiority with CCA contracts
  • Following a 24-hour waiting period after all next-of-kin notifications were completed, in accordance with Department of War policy, Edwards Air Force Base released the names of the eight people killed when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff during a routine test mission Monday. The fallen Team Edwards members are Col. Gregory Watson, Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, retired Lt. Col. Miles Middleton, Maj. Alexander Davis, Maj. Robert Dee, Maj. Brad Hovey, Jeromy Smith and Christopher Rischar. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    B-52 accident update: Edwards releases names of fallen crew members
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