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  • 48th Fighter Wing Airmen reunite with their families at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 16, 2018. F-15E Strike Eagles and Airmen from the 494th Fighter Squadron and supporting units across the 48th Fighter Wing returned from a six-month deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John A. Crawford)

    Deployers return to Lakenheath

    F-15E Strike Eagles and Airmen from the 494th Fighter Squadron and supporting units across the 48th Fighter Wing have returned from a six-month deployment to an undisclosed location.
  • Tech. Sgt. Dereck Day, a 48th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, briefs a group of Airmen during SERE training at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 18, 2018. The SERE instructors conducted RAF Lakenheath’s first training program open to non-aircrew personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)

    Do you have what it takes to survive?

    The 48th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists conducted a training program open to all Airmen at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 18.
  • U.S. Air Force Chaplain Capt. Kennie Neal, 100th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, presents the American Sign Language gesture that represents the number nine during an ASL workshop at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 23, 2018. The workshop, which is free and open to all Airmen and their families, is part of a ‘Workplace Etiquettes” action plan developed by the Airman and Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    ASL workshop: enhances communication, one sign at a time

    The world can be a scary place for anybody who may struggle to communicate, and not having the ability to be completely understood can be quite frustrating. Emotions may flare up and words may be misinterpreted.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeric Hernandez, 86th Munitions Squadron quality assurance inspector, inspects a fresh shipment of large ordnance on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 19, 2018. Ramstein recently received one of its largest munitions shipments in recent history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Armed and Ready: Ramstein receives largest ammo shipment in years

    The 86th Munitions Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, received its largest shipment of ordnance in recent history. Approximately 100 containers with a variety of munitions rolled into Ramstein during the month of October.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kameron Ware, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Facilities operator, tests 200 milliliters of liquid oxygen at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 2, 2018. Facilities Airmen wear protective equipment while testing liquid oxygen due to the low temperature of - 297 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christine Groening)

    100th LRS Fuels Facilities support flying mission

    People far and wide have seen fighter jets zipping in the skies, most recently F-18 Hornets, F-22 Raptors, and F-15 Eagles. Impressive as these aircraft may be, getting off the ground to perform training and real world missions wouldn’t be possible without RAF Mildenhall’s critical air refueling “bridge,” that allows aircraft, whether it be U.S. military or NATO allies, to deploy at a moment’s notice. Getting fuel on board RAF Mildenhall’s KC-135 Stratotanker and transient aircraft is down to the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities shop.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and two Finnish air force F/A-18 Hornets fly behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during training off the coast of Finland, Oct 19, 2018. The Raptors trained with different NATO allies and partners to deter any potential threats and increase regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Milano)

    Bloody Hundredth support US F-22 and Finnish F-18s

  • Clear Sky 2018 final ceremony

    Clear Sky closing ceremony celebrates accomplishments, honors sacrifice

  • Army Lt. Col. John Bacon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Division, deputy commander, presents Lt. Col Ülar Lõhmus, commander, Amari Air Base, with the ceremonial key to the new aircraft maintenance hangar at Amari Air Base, Estonia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw day-to-day operations for the construction. All facilities constructed under this project will be joint-use between the U.S. and Estonia. These facilities may be used for Theater Security Packages, Baltic Air Policing, and other U.S., Estonian or NATO missions and exercises. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Parker)

    USAFE Celebrates First Completed EDI-Funded Project

    United States Air Forces in Europe and the Estonian air force celebrated the completion of joint-use facilities with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Amari Air Base, Estonia.
  • Members of Team Ramstein and the U.S. State Department escort Andrew Brunson, a U.S. pastor who had been held by the Turkish judiciary for two years, to a C-37 aircraft on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 13, 2018. Working with the State Department, a host of Airmen from Team Ramstein facilitated Pastor Brunson's safe travel back home to the U.S. (Courtesy photo)

    Professional Airlift: A Team Sport

    Just before 1 a.m. (7 p.m. EDT) on Saturday, Oct. 13, a Ramstein-assigned C-37 delivered Andrew Brunson to his first stop on a return trip to the United States. Brunson, a U.S. pastor who lived and ministered in Turkey, had been held by the Turkish judiciary for two years following the attempted coup in 2016.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jacqueline Plumley, air traffic controller, 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, works with her Ukrainian counterpart during Clear Sky 2018 at Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, Oct. 9. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn)

    Air traffic controller makes history in Ukraine

    For U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jacqueline Plumley, an air traffic controller assigned to the 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, the contribution she made at Clear Sky 2018 was another “first” in U.S. military history.
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