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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

An A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing performs close air support (CAS) during exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 2023 with both U.S. and Spain Joint Terminal Attack Controllers near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. The speed, range, and maneuverability of airpower allows CAS assets to attack targets that enable the ground scheme of maneuver. When conditions for air operations are permissive, CAS can be conducted at any place and time friendly forces are in close proximity to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

U.S. and Spain Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) collaborate during the the Tactical Air Control Party portion of exercise Swift Response on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. The group performed close air support with A-10s from the 442nd Fighter Wing and reviewed lessons learned on interoperability with their Allied partners to better sharpen their skills working togther. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

An A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing performs close air support (CAS) during exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 2023 with both U.S. and Spain Joint Terminal Attack Controllers near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. The speed, range, and maneuverability of airpower allows CAS assets to attack targets that enable the ground scheme of maneuver. When conditions for air operations are permissive, CAS can be conducted at any place and time friendly forces are in close proximity to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS (Front) runs to a designated location under the instruction of Tech Sgt. Justin Lacks, Joint Terminal Attack Controller instructor with Det 1 2ASOS, during qualifiction training occuring during exercise Swift Response on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. U.S. and Spain JTACs collaborated to execute close air support with A-10s from the 442d Fighter Wing while increasing interoperability with their Allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS participates in exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 2023 with both U.S. and Spain Joint Terminal Attack Controllers near Zaragoza, Spain on May 8, 2023. The TACPs perform close air support (CAS) with A-10s from the 442nd Fighter Wing. The speed, range, and maneuverability of airpower allows CAS assets to attack targets that enable the ground scheme of maneuver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

An A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing performs close air support (CAS) during exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 2023 with both U.S. and Spain Joint Terminal Attack Controllers near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. The speed, range, and maneuverability of airpower allows CAS assets to attack targets that enable the ground scheme of maneuver. When conditions for air operations are permissive, CAS can be conducted at any place and time friendly forces are in close proximity to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS, (Right) runs to a designated location under the instruction of Tech Sgt. Justin Lacks, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) instructor with Det 1 2ASOS, (Left) during qualifiction training occuring during exercise Swift Response on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. U.S. and Spain JTACs collaborated to execute close air support with A-10s from the 442nd Fighter Wing while increasing interoperability with their Allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS (Left) receives instruction from Tech Sgt. Justin Lacks, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) instructor with Det 1 2ASOS, during qualifiction training occuring during exercise Swift Response on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. U.S. and Spain JTACs collaborated to execute close air support with A-10s from the 442d Fighter Wing while increasing interoperability with their Allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS (Front) and Tech Sgt. Justin Lacks, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) instructor with Det 1 2ASOS, participate in exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 2023 on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. U.S. and Spanish JTACs collaborated to execute close air support with A-10s from the 442nd Fighter Wing while increasing interoperability with their Allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

Airman 1st Class Damien LoBello, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) apprentice with Det 1 2ASOS coordinates with Spanish Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers during exercise Swift Response on a hillside near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. The group performed close air support with A-10s from the 442d Fighter Wing and reviewed lessons learned on interoperability with their Allied partners to better sharpen their skills working togther. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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435 AGOW JTACs train with Allies during Defender Europe 23 exercise Swift Response

An A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing performs close air support (CAS) during exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 2023 with both U.S. and Spain Joint Terminal Attack Controllers near Zaragoza, Spain on May 9, 2023. The speed, range, and maneuverability of airpower allows CAS assets to attack targets that enable the ground scheme of maneuver. When conditions for air operations are permissive, CAS can be conducted at any place and time friendly forces are in close proximity to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lou Burton, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Public Affairs)

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Chief Operations Officer for the U.S. Space Force visits NATO Space Center

Italian Air Forces Maj. Gen. Gianluca Ercolani, NATO Allied Air Command chief of Staff (left); Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt (center), Chief Operations Officer for the United States Space Force; and German Air Forces Brig. Gen. Christoph Pliet, NATO Allied Air Command deputy chief of Staff, pose for a picture in NATO Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2023. Burt visited the NATO Space Center within NATO Allied Air Command to learn and understand how the U.S. can best integrate and support the Alliance’s space mission. In December 2019, NATO Heads of State and Government declared space as the Alliance's "fifth domain" of operations, alongside land, sea, air and cyberspace, which provides new space for information sharing, capability building, and multilateral cooperation alongside our NATO Allies and Partners.

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Chief Operations Officer for the U.S. Space Force visits NATO Space Center

Lt Gen. DeAnna Burt, Chief Operations Officer for the United States Space Force, signs guest book at NATO Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2023. Burt visited the NATO Space Center within NATO Allied Air Command to learn and understand how the U.S. can best integrate and support the Alliance’s space mission. In December 2019, NATO Heads of State and Government declared space as the Alliance's "fifth domain" of operations, alongside land, sea, air and cyberspace, which provides new space for information sharing, capability building, and multilateral cooperation alongside our NATO Allies and Partners.

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5 CTS Hosts SPARTAN REAPER Exercise

The 5th Combat Training Squadron hosted the SPARTAN REAPER 23-1 exercise, Feb. 6 – 10, 2023 at Einsiedlerhof Air Station in Germany. The exercise is a simulated Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance (SCAR) multilateral exercise hosted by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Warfare Center. SPARTAN REAPER 23-1 provided a training avenue for NATO partners to integrate with each other, conduct in-person planning and execution in an integrated virtual environment. Participating units included the 50th Attack Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina; 162nd Attack Squadron located on Springfield Air National Guard Base in Ohio; and 32° (The 32nd Wing "Armando Boetto") Stormo in Italy.

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USAF Leadership Visits UAWC 5 CTS

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lee Stanford, 5th Combat Training Squadron Commander, briefs leaders from the Headquarters of the Air Force, USAFE-AFAFRICA and abroad at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Warfare Center at Einsiedlerhof Air Base, Germany, March 1, 2023. The Warfare Center is the U.S. Air Force's premiere distributed training center in Europe, providing enhanced joint and combined warfighter readiness training through live, virtual, and constructive simulation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

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Mother, Son reconnect in Germany

Capt. Crystal Turner, Critical Care Air Transport Team nurse, greets her son, Airman 1st Class Don Turner, KC-135 boom operator, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2023. Capt Turner is currently deployed to Ramstein Air Base, and had the opportunity to connect with her son as he completed a Temporary Duty Assignment to Germany.

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Mother, Son reconnect in Germany

Airman 1st Class Don Turner, KC-135 boom operator, sits in the cockpit next to his mother, Capt. Crystal Turner, Critical Care Air Transport Team nurse, following a mission he completed on May 20, 2023, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Capt. Turner is currently deployed to Germany, and was able to meet with her son during a Temporary Duty Assignment that brought him to Germany.

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Mother, Son reconnect in Germany

Airman 1st Class Don Turner, KC-135 boom operator, salutes his mother, Capt. Crystal Turner, Critical Care Air Transport Team nurse, for the first time in uniform May 18, 2023, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Capt. Turner entered active duty in April 2020, and Airman 1st Class Turner entered active duty in January 2021. This was the first time the two had seen each other in uniform since entering active duty.

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Readiness Challenge IX and the Spirit of Interoperability

Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Director of Civil Engineers speaks with Dutch and U.S. civil engineers at Readiness Challenge IX at Tyndall AFB, Florida April 24-28, 2023. This year’s Readiness Challenge tested civil engineer contingency skills while operating in contested and degraded environments, strengthening their posture for the future fight. It was also an opportunity to promote multilateral cooperation and relationship-building between partner nations in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by HAF/A4C Strategic Communications)

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Readiness Challenge IX and the Spirit of Interoperability

Air Force Civil Engineer leaders including Brig. Gen. William Kale, AFCEC Commander, Brig. Gen. Brian Hartless, Director of Civil Engineers, and Col. Aaron Altwies, Associate Director of Civil Engineers, among others, gather with civil engineer allies and partners representing Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and Singapore to observe Readiness Challenge IX at Tyndall AFB, Florida April 24-28, 2023. This year’s Readiness Challenge tested civil engineer contingency skills while operating in contested and degraded environments, strengthening their posture for the future fight. It was also an opportunity to promote multilateral cooperation and relationship-building between partner nations in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by HAF/A4C Strategic Communications)

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