Press Releases

May 14, 2026
African Air Chiefs convene for symposium in Tunisia

Air chiefs from more than 30 countries on the African continent, alongside senior leaders from U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, convened in Tunis for the 2026 African Air Chiefs Symposium (AACS), May 13 to May 15, 2026.
May 13, 2026
CADJ Executes Mass-Casualty Exercise, Validating New HLZ

In the pre-dawn hours, an alarm comes screaming from a loudspeaker, launching Airmen and Soldiers out of bed to react to an attack. This was the beginning of a mass-casualty exercise to test U.S. service members on April 22, 2026, at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti (CADJ), proving their ability to
May 13, 2026
Leadership Connect: Building agile leaders for a dynamic force

U.S. Air Force and Army officer, enlisted and senior civilian leaders recently gathered with local community leaders to take part in the 2025-2026 iteration of the Leadership Connect Germany (LCG) program.
May 12, 2026
US, Moroccan airmen strengthen air battle management

Beneath the surface of the city, down a series of turns and stairwells, the noise of the outside world fades. In its place, quiet intensity, low voices, and the steady rhythm of decisions being made in seconds that could matter for lives. Inside a secure operations space April 28, 2026, U.S. Air
May 5, 2026
726 EMSS Airman integrates real-time munitions tracking tool

The 449th Air Expeditionary Group just took a step into the future of space utilization in their area of responsibility within East Africa. Recently, Senior Airman Caden Goodwin of the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron led the integration of a new weapons storage space allocation tracking
April 28, 2026
Historical Highlights: 80th anniversary of dependents arriving at USAFE

Eighty years ago, on April 28, 1946, 20 adults and ten children stepped ashore in Bremerhaven, Germany, beginning a journey that would reshape the American military presence in Europe. From there, they traveled to Wiesbaden, reuniting with loved ones.
April 20, 2026
African Lion 26: Airmen participate in largest Joint military exercise in Africa

U.S. Air Force Airmen are slated to join Allied and partner nation military forces for exercise African Lion 2026 (AL26), scheduled April 20 to May 8.
April 14, 2026
Air National Guard aircraft arrive in Poland for Hussar Saber 26-1

U.S. Air National Guard Airmen and C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, arrived Saturday at the 33rd Air Base in Powidz, Poland,for exercise Hussar Saber 26-1.
April 14, 2026
U.S., Morocco integrate Link-16 capability during African Lion 26 planning event

U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, with support from U.S. Marine Forces Africa, partnered with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces to conduct the first interoperability test of secure encrypted communications and tactical datalinks with an African partner nation during the African Lion 2026
April 14, 2026
Historical highlight: Operation Eldorado Canyon 40th anniversary

On April 14, 1986, twenty-four F-111F Aardvark aircraft from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing took off from RAF Lakenheath, UK, supported by five EF-111A Ravens from the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron based at RAF Upper Heyford.