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  • U.S., Bulgarian aircrews “ACE” Castle Forge together

    U.S., Bulgarian aircrews “ACE” Castle Forge together

    Green-suited men and women emerge from open cockpits, their yellow helmet visors flashing against the sun’s rays. Others scurry to tend the F-15E Strike Eagles, tools in hand. Rock music blares across hot concrete. There are smiles all around. All this can only mean one thing: the “Rocketeers” of the 336th Fighter Squadron are back in town.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing wait with their luggage before their departure to air bases across Europe during exercise Castle Forge at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Nov. 1, 2021. Exercising elements of Agile Combat Employment enables U.S. forces in Europe to operate from locations with varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are postured to deliver lethal combat power across the spectrum of military operations. Alongside F-15 operations in the Black Sea Region, Castle Forge encompasses the USAFE MAJCOM-wide Agile Combat Employment Initial Operating Capability capstone event. Both Castle Forge’s components will better enable forces to quickly disperse and continue to deliver air power from locations with varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen are always ready to respond to potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Barron)

    100th ARW hones ACE concepts during exercise Castle Forge

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted a readiness exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, RAF Fairford and Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 1-4. During exercise Castle Forge, Airmen provided air refueling support for U.S. and allied aircraft, including U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, MC-130J Commando II and Norwegian air force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Castle Forge encompasses the USAFE-wide Agile Combat Employment capstone event, which will better enable forces to quickly disperse and continue to deliver air power from locations with varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen are always ready to respond to potential threats.
  • A Romanian air force C-130 is loaded with cargo in support of an exercise under the larger Castle Forge operation at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 29, 2021. Operation Castle Forge is U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s premiere theater-wide Agile Combat Employment exercise, focused on shifting forces and the way they operate in a dynamic theater. The objective of Castle Forge is to provide a partnership-focused environment and raise the U.S. commitment to NATO allies in the Black Sea region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Moeder)

    Romanian Air Force C-130 loaded with cargo in support of operation Castle Forge

    A Romanian air force C-130 is loaded with cargo in support of an exercise under the larger Castle Forge operation at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 29, 2021. Operation Castle Forge is U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s premiere theater-wide Agile Combat Employment exercise, focused on shifting forces and the way they operate in a
  • Tech. Sgt. Christopher Atkins, 31st Medical Group pediatrics NCOIC pauses for a picture after returning from Operation Allies Welcome, October 23, 2021, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Member of the 31st MDG deployed to Ramstein Air Base to provide medical support for all evacuees as they prepared to move to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elijah M. Dority)

    Aviano supports Operation Allies Welcome

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- After the official end of the U.S’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Medical Group at Aviano Air Base supported OAW in Ramstein Air Base by providing medical support to more than 35,000 evacuees, one of the largest reception ports for evacuees in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa as of Aug. 20, 2021.
  • Three buses assigned to the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron transport evacuees from Afghanistan across the flightline to the final outbound flight to the United States from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 30, 2021. Ramstein provided evacuees with temporary lodging, food, medical services and support while awaiting transportation to the U.S. and other transient locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)

    Ramstein completes role in historic humanitarian airlift

    The final flight carrying Afghan evacuees to the United States from Ramstein Air Base departed Germany Oct. 30, 71 days after the first flights from Afghanistan began arriving at the installation. All remaining evacuees departed on a commercial B767, marking the end of the operation here.
  • Airmen from the 100th ARW represented RAF Mildenhall and today’s Bloody Hundredth at the reunion with World War II and 100th BG veterans and their families.

    Bloody Hundredth shares proud heritage as 100th ARW Airmen join WWII heroes at 100th BG reunion

    Square D pride filled the air as U.S. Airmen past and present gathered together for the 100th Bomb Group reunion in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 28 to 30, 2021. Seven World War II survivors and veterans formerly stationed at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England, joyfully met with some of today’s Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall.
  • Blue Flag 21: Israel's largest exercise wraps up at Uvda AB

    Blue Flag 21: Israel's largest exercise wraps up at Uvda AB

    On Oct. 28, eight nations finished the fifth iteration of a successful Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Base. Participating nations completed the final phase of the campaign scenario within the exercise designed to integrate multinational air forces’ fourth- and fifth-generation capabilities to increase interoperability and ensure a collective defensive edge.
  • NATO Allied Air Command, USAFE commander visits Castle Forge

    NATO Allied Air Command, USAFE commander visits Castle Forge

    On Oct. 28, Gen. Jeff Harrigian, commander of NATO Allied Air Command and U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa, made a special visit to Larissa Air Base, Greece, during operation Castle Forge, a USAFE-AFAFRICA-led joint, multinational training event that demonstrates Agile Combat Employment.
  • Castle Forge phase one complete: Strike Eagles soar alongside NATO allies

    Maintainers keep jets, alliances ready at Castle Forge

    Since Oct. 6, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, have been thundering over the Black Sea region alongside allies from the Bulgarian, Greek, and Romanian air forces. This multinational operation, Castle Forge, is all about agile execution and the ability of NATO allies to generate air power anytime, anywhere.
  • Reservists deliver agile airpower during Castle Forge

    Reservists deliver agile airpower during Castle Forge

    A hulking C-130J Super Hercules sits on the moonlit tarmac of Larissa Air Base, Greece. A string of human figures emerges from a nearby hangar. Like ants, they make a quick procession into the back of the plane, which is already loaded with aircraft generators, tool carts and other bulky cargo. Moments later, the engines rev and the C-130 is airborne.
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