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  • Saber Strike 2014, distinguished visitor and media day announced

    On June 12, 2014 the distinguished visitors and media day for exercise Saber Strike 2014 will take place in Ādaži. It will be attended by Chief of Defense of Latvia, Lieutenant General Raimonds Graube, and other officials.Media and distinguished visitors will be briefed about the exercise at 9:30

  • BALTOPS 14 kicks-off

    The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron began its participation in the 42nd annual Baltic Operations Exercise June 9, 2014, as it traveled from RAF Mildenhall, England, to Powidz Air Base, Poland.During the journey in their KC-135 Stratotanker, the members of the 351st EARS refueled F-16 C/D

  • Saber Strike unites ten countries

    Approximately 4,700 service members from ten countries including the United States have come together during a kick-off ceremony for Saber Strike June 9, 2014 at the Adazi training area, Latvia. Saber Strike is a long-standing, multilateral security cooperation exercise that is conducted at

  • Team Aviano welcomes new commander

    Brig. Gen. Barre Seguin took command of the 31st Fighter Wing from Brig. Gen. Jon Norman during a change of command ceremony here, June 9.Presiding over the ceremony, Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, commended Norman's accomplishments during a brief

  • U.S. and Portuguese Airmen team up for Defender Challenge

    U.S. and Portuguese Air Force Airmen compete in the Defender Challenge May 30, 2014, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The PoAF held the Defender Challenge in celebration of the 59th anniversary of the Air Police Squadron. The challenge tested the Airmen's strength, endurance and ability to work

  • Icelandic Air Policing rotation ends

    At 6:00 a.m. June 5, the U.S. Air Force's responsibility ended for the spring rotation of the NATO mission for Icelandic Air Policing at Keflivik International Airport, Iceland.For the past month, about 200 Airmen, from seven bases throughout the European and Pacific areas of operation, deployed

  • USAFE-UK hosts spring reception, welcomes new director

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe-United Kingdom's annual 2014 spring reception marked a change in responsibility for the organization May 30, 2014, at Middleton Hall on RAF Mildenhall, England.Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Bence, 3rd Air Force vice commander, introduced Brig. Gen. Douglas A. Cox as USAFE-UK's

  • B-2s arrive at RAF Fairford to train, exercise capability

    Two B-2 Spirit flew to the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) area of operations June 8 to train and integrate with U.S. and allied military forces in the region.During this short-term deployment, the multi-role heavy bombers will conduct training flights in the USEUCOM area of operations, providing

  • Eighth Air Force honors D-Day and "The Greatest Generation"

    On June 6, 1944 more than 11,000 aircraft, including strategic heavy bombers and fighters from the Eighth Air Force, played a key role in D-Day, supporting Allied troops as they stormed the beaches at Normandy, gaining a foothold in German-occupied Western Europe that would gradually expand and lead