Press Releases

March 6, 2020
Deployers return to Lakenheath

F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron reunited with loved ones at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 1, 2020.The 494th FS returned from a six-month deployment to the United Arab Emirates in support of on going operations in the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force
March 6, 2020
Saarland parliamentarians visit Spangdahlem Air Base

Parliamentarian representatives from the state of Saarland visited Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 5, 2020 to discuss F-16 Fighting Falcon noise and airspace used in the Saarland region.
March 5, 2020
48th Fighter Wing Airmen participates in survival training

Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing use a map to determine their location during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training course at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England, March 4, 2020. The course trained aircrew personnel on how to use various tools and equipment to aid rescue and
March 5, 2020
48th Fighter Wing Airmen participates in survival training

Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing use a map to determine their location during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training course at Stanford Training Area near Thetford, England, March 4, 2020. The course trained aircrew personnel on how to use various tools and equipment to aid rescue and
March 5, 2020
3rd AF CC visits 501st CSW

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Wood, Third Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Randy Kwiatkowski, Third Air Force command chief, visited 501st Combat Support Wing Airmen and facilities and recognized outstanding performers in the wing.
March 4, 2020
COVID-19 discussed during 52nd MDG table-top exercise

Members from the 52nd Medical Group and host-nation partners convened for a table-top exercise on the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and their preventive and reactive actions at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 26, 2020.Ranks ranging from Airmen 1st Class to colonel attended, representing each
March 4, 2020
USEUCOM, IDF to participate in Exercise Juniper Cobra 20

In accordance with long-standing bilateral agreements, U.S. European Command will participate with the Israel Defense Forces in a combined missile defense exercise known as Juniper Cobra 20, March 3 -13.
March 3, 2020
Air Force develops hard-hitting Defender Challenge 2020 drills for Security Forces

The U.S. Air Force Defender Challenge will pit Security Forces teams against each other in San Antonio, Texas, May 11-15, 2020. Defenders will prove their abilities in dismounted skills, endurance, agility, individual weapons, and military working dog teams through a series of gut-testing
March 3, 2020
History; sparking a future

Ever since a book his father gave him sparked his interest in WWII, Robert Paley, 100th Air Refueling Wing historian, was set on the path to where he is today — living his “dream job” as an historian. Forty-four years later, Paley accomplished two major goals - graduating from U.S. Military Academy
March 2, 2020
786 CES “Dirt Boyz” keep runways clear

The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron “Dirt Boyz” worked around the clock to keep runways free of snow and ice on Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 27 and 28, 2020.