EOD: 'They call the thing a Rodeo'

Members of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal flight participated in an improvised explosive device training exercise July 25-29, 2016 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The exercise, known as the IED Rodeo, represented the first of its kind at Spangdahlem and featured a

Strategic Bombers Participate in POLAR ROAR

One B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La., two B-52s from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D., and two B-2 Spirits from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo., are conducting simultaneous, non-stop flights from the U.S. to the North and Baltic Seas, around the North Pole and

US, allies join forces for International Jump Week

The U.S., along with seven other allied nations, united for International Jump Week 2016, July 24 through 28 at several different military installations in Germany.

Total Force: Guard, Reserves train alongside Active Duty, Estonian forces

Eight United States Air Force Reserve Command A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, July 25.

Golden State ANG, Romanian air force partnership soars over Campia Turzii

Thousands of Romanian and European spectators marveled at aerial acrobatics in the skies and combat capability displays on the ground during an airshow and open house at Campia Turzii, Romania, July 23, 2016.  To the adults and children among the crowds, the spectacle served as a once-in-a-lifetime

Air National Guard units join forces in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve

Members of the 242nd Combat Communications Squadron, 194th Wing, Washington Air National Guard, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, joined forces with the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, to support a deployment to Pápa Air Base, Hungary.  The deployment

Chaplain disarms her pain: A person doesn’t have to be good to be loved

“I actually carried a knife to school in my backpack. I called it my ‘deterrence weapon.’” For many American school age children, remembering to pack a knife alongside your homework isn’t a thought; however, for Chaplain (Col.) Donnette Boyd, wing chaplain of the 86th Airlift Wing, it was part of a

NATO forces partner for Thracian Summer

Three U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules and approximately70 support personnel from the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, deployedto Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 10, to participate in exercise Thracian Summer 2016.During the two-week forward training deployment (FTD), the37th Airlift

Liberty Wing welcomes new commander

The Liberty Wing welcomed Col. Evan L. Pettus as he assumed command of the 48th Fighter Wing from Col. Robert G. Novotny during a change of command ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, July 19.

RAFM tests first responders during fuel spill exercise