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  • Panthers on the prowl at TLP

    Eight F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron and approximately 130 personnel from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, are participating in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 16-3 here, from Sep. 12 to Oct. 7.

  • USAF on display at Africa Aerospace, Defence Expo

    A team of U.S. Air Force Airmen took part in the opening day activities of the Africa Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2016 in South Africa, Sept. 14, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the partnership between the two nations.The total force helped to open the first day of the event, held at

  • African Partnership Flight commences in Ghana

    Approximately 50 U.S. personnel along with 100 Ghanaian and partner nation military participants were welcomed to African Partnership Flight in Ghana during an opening ceremony, Sept. 12."I would like to welcome the men and women from our sister African countries and the U. S. Air Force to the air

  • 501st Combat Support Wing Airman dies

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Janna E. Less, a Security Forces Airman from the 501st Combat Support Wing, passed away Sept. 10, 2016.Less was stationed at RAF Croughton with the 422nd Security Forces Squadron.“We are heartbroken by this tragedy,” said Col. Kevin Cullen, 501st CSW commander. “Our

  • Bulgaria, US commence joint air policing

    The United States and Bulgarian air forces will conduct the first ever joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria, Sept. 9-16. The air policing mission enables on-demand response capabilities, which serve to mitigate and deter violations and infringements on Bulgarian sovereign airspace. Working

  • Dyess B-1s deploy to Europe for Ample Strike

    Two B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Base, Texas, Air Force Global Strike Command, deployed to the U.S. European area of responsibility today to join the B-52 Stratofortress, which arrived Aug. 30 at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom.

  • Lost, found, repatriated

    In early May 2016, Andy Fuller, a groundsman from RAF Hontington, England, swept his metal detector over the soil of what used to be known as RAF Knettishall, a base that served as U.S. Army Air Force Station 136 - the home of B-17 Flying fortress responsible for targeting naval installations,