Press Releases

June 12, 2026
606th ACS exercises distributed command and control during AK26

Airmen assigned to the 606th Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, exercised distributed command-and-control operations during Astral Knight 2026, validating their ability to rapidly deploy and operate tactical air battle management capabilities from multiple locations, June 1-12, 2026.
June 10, 2026
All USAFE-based Airmen Living in Dormitories Now Eligible for Temporary Lodging Allowance upon departure

Effective June 9, 2026, unaccompanied service members stationed throughout USAFE, who reside in barracks or dormitories, may be eligible to receive Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) upon departure from their overseas duty station.
June 9, 2026
U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa to participate in ILA Berlin 26

U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa will participate in the ILA Berlin trade show at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Germany, June 10-15.
June 5, 2026
Normandy families nourish connections with U.S. service members around the table

A quaint town with stone-paved streets leads visitors to a local airborne museum; directly across the street stands the famous Church of Sainte-Mère-Église, featuring a mannequin paratrooper hanging from its steeple. Over 200 military personnel gathered at the church to walk through downtown toward
June 4, 2026
Securing the Information Advantage: ACC leadership reinforces combat readiness, ISR capabilities during European tour

U.S. Air Force Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Unterseher, ACC command chief, visited Airmen across Europe during a multi-stop theater tour focused on readiness, intelligence integration, and warfighting capabilities.
June 3, 2026
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs Arrive in Finland for Ramstein Flag 2026

U.S. Air Force Airmen and F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, arrived in Pirkkala, Finland, for NATO Allied Air Command’s (AIRCOM’s) Ramstein Flag 2026 (RAFL26) executing from June 8-19, 2026. The large-scale, multi-domain exercise is in its third year
June 1, 2026
Astral Knight 2026 kicks off in the United Kingdom

Astral Knight 2026 (AK26), U.S. European Command’s premier integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise, led by U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, is underway in the United Kingdom.
May 28, 2026
New Deployable Air Base System in Powidz Strengthens U.S.-Poland Partnership

U.S. and Polish officials gathered in Powidz Air Base on May 27, 2026, to celebrate the completion of the U.S. Air Force’s second-largest War Reserve Materiel site in Europe, a major step forward in military cooperation between the two countries.
May 25, 2026
Remembering sacrifice at Suresnes American Cemetery

A commemorative wreath is displayed during the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial, Suresnes, France, May 24, 2026. The cemetery contains the remains of 1,559 Americans who died in World War I and 24 unknown fallen service members from World War II.
May 25, 2026
Honoring the fallen at Lafayette Escadrille Cemetery

U.S. Air Force Ch, Lt. Col. Michelle Law-Gordon, an individual mobilization augmentee to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa deputy command chaplain, swaps stories with a French Color Guard member during a Memorial Day ceremony held at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial,