Bomber Task Force Deploys to Europe

B-52 Stratofortresses from the 2nd Bomb Wing, here, departed tonight for a Bomber Task Force deployment to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, England. While there, aircrews will conduct integration and interoperability training with European allies and partners in the region.

USAFE Band swings through northern Italy

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa band, Wings of Dixie, recently completed a visit to the Aviano Air Base region in Italy.

Team Mildenhall perform 48-hour operations

Airmen with the 100th Air Refueling Wing participated in 48-hour operations Oct. 2-4. Various exercise scenarios were designed to ensure 100th ARW Airmen were fully prepared for potential contingencies in the wing’s area of responsibility.

48th MDG hosts U.K. medical partners

Exchange program NCO strengthens European partnership

Being stationed overseas comes with its own set of unique challenges, but for one U.S. Air Force non-commissioned officer, a three-year assignment teaching at the German NCO Academy, on Marseille Kaserne, Appen, Germany, has been a challenge like no other. Yet, he embraces it with open arms.Tech.

Runway at Łask Air Base, Poland reopens, increases U.S. and Polish military abilities in region

Leaders from the 52nd Fighter Wing and U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa had the privilege of joining their Polish allies in a ceremony celebrating the reopening of an upgraded runway at Łask Air Base, Poland, September 21, 2019.

Barksdale bomb wings support Cobra Warrior

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing and their active-duty counterparts from the 2nd BW supported Exercise Cobra Warrior here, Sept. 5-17, 2019.Cobra Warrior is the RAF capstone event for their weapons school instructor candidates.The exercise featured more than 50 fighter aircraft from

US Air Force partners with Portugal to host European Partnership Flight

Approximately 30 Air Force delegates from eight nations, participated in the European Partnership Flight event Sept. 8-15, 2019 at Monte Real Air Base, Portugal.

AMMO troops count every shot, make every shot count

“If it goes pop, sizzle, bang or boom, we deal with it,” said Staff Sgt. Bryan Gibree, 39th Maintenance Squadron munitions inspection supervisor. “It’s our job to make sure that everyone has the munitions they need—when and where they need it— and that those munitions will be effective and

RAPCON Airmen keep eyes in the sky

Imagine traffic cops guiding vehicles at major road intersections: they don’t just dance in the middle of the road, make funny hand gestures and blow whistles all day. They ensure traffic flows smoothly without vehicles hitting each other. In the world of radar control, the principle is the same: