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  • F-35s arrive at Spangdahlem

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2019. The 421st FS is the newest F-35A squadron, with this being their first deployment with the multi-role

  • Bloody Hundredth, Liberty Wing provide D-Day support

    Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, refueled U.S. Air Force F-15s assigned to RAF Lakenheath, England, in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day June 6, 2019. Highlighting the strength of the U.S. commitment to European security, U.S. Air Force

  • Third Air Force commander’s mission and vision

    Every leader throughout the course of history has had to live up to the task of gathering information coming at them from all sides, know the strengths and weaknesses of the people they surround themselves with and then take action.Critical decision making is the epitome of effective leadership, and

  • On D-Day, Pathfinders Light the Way

    Since becoming active in 1944 the 501st Combat Support Wing, then known as the 482nd Bomb Group, has conducted combat operations throughout its complex history, including Operation Overlord June 6, 1944, commonly known as D-Day.

  • Load 'em up: F-35A from A to B? Ask Fanter

    How do you pack an F-35A into a C-17? Or move nearly 300 Airmen, and all the equipment, to support 12 aircraft around Europe for two months? Or make sure you have enough of everything that you’ll need, and almost nothing that you don’t?

  • Exercise Astral Knight 2019 boasts multinational relations

    Senior leaders, Italian Air Force Maj. Gen. Silvano Frigerio, Combat Force Commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander, Brig. Gen. Mato Mikic, Croatian Air Force commander, and Maj. Gen. Alenka Ermenc, Slovenia Air Force chief of the

  • 100th ARW takes to the skies for Astral Knight 2019

    Astral Knight 2019, a joint-multinational exercise led by U.S. Air Forces in Europe, aims to demonstrate the defense capabilities of the U.S. integrated air and missile defense system, and will involve a combination of flight operations and computer-assisted scenarios.The exercise’s goal is to

  • Landing Zone Safety Officer course

    The 435th Contingency Response Group hosted a 10-day Landing Zone Safety Officer course that included in class and field training May 20-31, 2019 on Ramstein Air Base. The LZSO course trains specific career fields to conduct aircraft operations and construct landing zones in challenging locations.