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May 16, 2023
Readiness Challenge IX and the Spirit of Interoperability

Air Force Civil Engineers competed in Readiness Challenge IX April 24-28, involving a range of different challenges testing their preparedness, determination, and teamwork.
May 9, 2023
U.S.-based Air Force mobility aircraft supporting DEFENDER 23 exercise in Europe

Activities begin this month across ten countries in Europe and continue through June as part of a U.S. Army-led exercise DEFENDER 2023, which U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa is supporting in several ways.
May 8, 2023
Victory in Europe Day pioneered 16th Air Force’s missions

Today, marks the end of World War II in Europe, a day that is known as Victory in Europe or V-E Day. Celebrations rang out around the world following the U.S. and Allies formally accepting Nazi Germany’s surrender on May 8, 1945.
May 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deter aggression over Baltic skies

AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia – U.S. Air Force fifth-generation fighters supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s Air Shielding mission along the Eastern Flank executed an Agile Combat Employment deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, May 8, 2023, to deter aggression in the Baltic Sea region.
May 2, 2023
U.S. Air Force Reserve A-10s coming to Europe, support Army-led DEFENDER 23 exercise

Activities begin this month across ten European countries and continue through June as part of a U.S. Army-led exercise DEFENDER 2023, which U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa is supporting in several ways.Ten Air Force Reserve Command A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the
April 20, 2023
U.S. Air Force tankers moved to NATO’s Eastern Flank, strengthen collective defense

U.S.-based tanker aircraft began working at their new primary location in Poland, March 10, as part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe activity called Copper Arrow, demonstrating U.S. European Command’s efforts to bolster security on NATO’s eastern flank with forward stationed and deployed forces.Copper
April 7, 2023
Joint Environment Requires Joint Partnership

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)'s mission is to conduct operations to enhance partner nation capacity, promote regional stability, dissuade conflict, and protect U.S. and Partner interests. The CJ-32 Air Operations team is at the center of this being responsible for, among
April 6, 2023
86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron makes history

The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron embarked on the Air Force’s first-ever AE paramedic-led flight in charge of an all-enlisted medical crew here, April 6, 2023.
April 3, 2023
Ukrainian NCOs, CMSAF, visit and study in the KMC

Noncommissioned officers from Ukraine’s Air Force and National Guard, along with the Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, visited and studied in the Kaiserslautern Military Community for three weeks in March 2023.
March 28, 2023
Chabelley Airfield celebrates 10-year anniversary

Ten years ago this month, the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (EABS) first established Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti. Not only U.S. Air Forces Africa's largest remotely piloted aircraft base in Africa, it's also an example of different services, allies and partner nations working together to

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