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    COMUSAFE visits Aviano

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brion Blais, USAFE-AFAFRICA command chief, visited Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 24-25, and familiarized themselves with the 31st Fighter Wing’s current mission and operations.
  • Graphic with Third Air Force historical facts

    3rd AF leadership reflects on 80th birthday, focuses on future

    Third Air Force turns 80 years old on March 26, 2021, making it seven years older than the Air Force itself.
  • 493rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagles fly back to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, from Amari Air Base, Estonia after completion of Baltic Trident March 19, 2021. Exercises that focus on the Agile Combat Employment concept of operations minimize the reliance on prepared airfields by enabling the dispersal of smaller units to various locations while still meeting operational needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

    48th FW ACE’s Baltic Trident

    ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Aircraft from the 492nd and 493rd Fighter Squadrons, and a small body of Airmen participated in exercise Baltic Trident at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, March 15-19, 2021.
  • The B-2’s deployment to Lajes Field provides a staging point allowing commanders to confront a broad range of global challenges in support of the National Defense Strategy, through the employment of a multi-role bomber.

    Ready and Postured: B-2 Spirit integrates with NATO ally at Lajes Field

    Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, along with more than 100 Airmen, civilians and contractors, arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, to participate in a series of Bomber Task Force missions in the high North European region.
  • Aviano’s Fire Department earned the Air Force Fire Department of the Year for 2020.

    Aviano on Fire: 2020 AF Fire Department of the Year

    Aviano’s Fire Department extinguished the competition in this year’s Air Force Fire Department of the Year, saving lives and getting the mission done during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Patches for the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing are displayed on a table at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Mar. 19, 2021. Members of the 435 AEW are deployed throughout Africa supporting the U.S. Africa Command theater objectives. The 435 AEW is committed to protecting, developing and caring for Airmen. These Airmen are the reason the wing continues to succeed in accomplishing the mission better than its adversaries. (Courtesy illustration)

    Deployed commander sets example, provides feedback to retain, develop Airmen

    The commander of the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Lt. Col. Nicholas R. Wabeke, is taking care of Airmen by providing deployment performance feedback directly to home station commanders prior to static close out dates of enlisted performance reports.
  • The 501st Combat Support Wing conducts a COVID-19 Vaccination line, at RAF Alconbury, England, Mar. 18, 2021. This is the first time the 501st CSW has conducted a mass-vaccination line and are expected to vaccinate approximately 300 people. Multiple Airmen and civilians from the 423rd Medical, Civil Engineering, Emergency management and Communication squadrons assisted in helping vaccines be distributed to the pathfinder community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)

    501st CSW conducts first Mass-COVID-19 vaccination line

    The 501st Combat Support Wing conducted a mass-COVID-19 vaccination line at RAF Alconbury, Engalnd, Mar. 18, 2021. This is the first time the 501st CSW has conducted a mass-vaccination line and are expected to vaccinate approximately 300 people. Multiple Airmen and civilians from the 423rd Medical, Civil Engineering, Inspector General and Communication squadrons assisted in helping vaccines be distributed to the pathfinder community.
  • A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, lands at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, during the Baltic Trident Exercise, March 15, 2021. U.S. forces in Europe continuously strengthen our alliances and partnerships to create a networked security architecture capable of deterring aggression and maintaining stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jennifer Zima)

    420th ABS supports Baltic Trident Exercise

    The 420th Air Base Squadron and 420th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron at RAF Fairford are providing support to Exercise Baltic Trident, which is taking place at RAF Fairford and across several Baltic countries from March 15-19.
  • An Airman poses for a photo.

    2 ASOS hosts exercise Agile Fury 21

    There was a job to do: train to stay lethal, and it was a group of U.S. Air Force non-commissioned officers who made it happen during Agile Fury 21, a week-long bilateral air-to-ground exercise hosted by the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, which ended March 11.
  • A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off from Ørland Air Force Station, Norway, in support of a Bomber Task Force Europe training mission, Spring Spear, March 12, 2021. During Spring Spear, the B-1 aircrew integrated with Danish, Polish and Swedish fighters over Denmark, Poland and Sweden. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Hollowell)

    9th EBS conducts first European B-1 hot-pit

    A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron took off from Ørland Air Force Base, Norway, to participate in a Bomber Task Force Europe training mission, Spring Spear, on March 12, 2021.
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