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  • 100 AMXS supports NATO partners from RAB

    A KC-135 Stratotanker attached to the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing sits on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, are operating out of Ramstein to enable 24-hour support of U.S.

  • USAF: Fueling NATO’s collective defense

    A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker in Eastern European airspace, Feb. 28, 2022. The aircraft are part of the United States’ current support of NATO’s collective defense, providing warfighting capabilities in a dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

  • Travis AFB, Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 aircraft land at RAF Mildenhall

    Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., landed at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Feb. 27. The aircraft landed on base after transporting cargo pallets to an air base in Norway. RAF Mildenhall serves as a gateway

  • Famed ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen Dies at 101

    Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, who came to fame as the “Candy Bomber” of the Berlin Airlift, earning international goodwill for the United States and the Air Force, and who worked on Air Force space projects such as the Titan III, X-20 Dyna-Soar, and Manned Orbiting Laboratory, died Feb. 16 at the age of

  • 56th RQS helicopter returns from deployment

    A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 724th Air Mobility Squadron prepares to unload an HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron from a C-17 Globemaster at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 9, 2022. The HH-60G returned from a deployment with the 56th RQS and 56th Helicopter Maintenance