Press Releases

Oct. 18, 2018
Professional Airlift: A Team Sport

Just before 1 a.m. (7 p.m. EDT) on Saturday, Oct. 13, a Ramstein-assigned C-37 delivered Andrew Brunson to his first stop on a return trip to the United States. Brunson, a U.S. pastor who lived and ministered in Turkey, had been held by the Turkish judiciary for two years following the attempted
Oct. 17, 2018
U.S. Airmen deployed for Clear Sky assist Ukrainians after car crash

Two U.S. Airmen deployed here for the Clear Sky 2018 exercise came to the aid of several Ukrainians following a violent car crash Saturday evening in downtown Khmelnytskyi, about 45 minutes from the air base.
Oct. 17, 2018
Breaking News

A Ukrainian Su-27UB fighter aircraft crashed yesterday at approximately 5 p.m. local time during exercise Clear Sky 2018 in the Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine. One U.S. service member and one Ukrainian service member died in the crash.The U.S. service member involved in the crash was a member of the
Oct. 15, 2018
U.S., Ukrainian airmen come together at Clear Sky cultural day

U.S. Airmen taking part in Clear Sky 2018 here were treated to an inside look at the early history of Ukraine, visiting the historic Medzhybiz Fortress near the base along with their Ukrainian counterparts.
Oct. 15, 2018
U.S. and NATO firefighters forge through the flames

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Fire Academy members assigned to the 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted a burn training simulation during a USAFE NATO Firefighter partnership course with Latvian and Lithuanian air force firefighters Oct. 10, 2018.
Oct. 15, 2018
Airmen ‘drop in’ on SHAPE Airfield on Chièvres Air Base for the first time in 51 years

Airmen from the 424th Air Base Squadron at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium welcomed some visitors who ‘dropped in’ from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 4, 2018, in way not seen in over a half century.
Oct. 12, 2018
Third AF leadership visits Spangdahlem Air Base

Maj. Gen. John Wood, Third Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Cruz Munoz, Third Air Force command chief, talks with base leaders at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 11, 2018. Third Air Force advocates for and provides direct support to their wings to enhance combat readiness in
Oct. 12, 2018
Ukrainian president, U.S. ambassador visit Airmen, highlight partnership at Clear Sky 2018

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and Lt. Col. Christopher Ridlon observe Ukrainian Su-27s as they pass overhead during the president's visit to the Clear Sky 2018 exercise at Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, Oct. 11. Clear Sky 18 is the first large-scale, air-centric, multinational regional
Oct. 12, 2018
Tongo Tongo Memorial Challenge

The 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and 724th EABS hosted memorial challenges to honor four U.S. Soldiers Oct. 4 at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, and Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger respectively.
Oct. 11, 2018
Bloody Hundredth KC-135 supports Clear Sky exercise over Romania

F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., have arrived at Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, to participate in Clear Sky 2018, a joint and multinational exercise that will involve personnel from nine nations, including Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, the