Press Releases

Jan. 3, 2018
Stepping stone to F-35 interoperability

Members of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force visited the 48th Munitions Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England Dec. 19, to gain a better understanding of one of the weapons their incoming F-35B Lightning II aircraft will use.
Dec. 22, 2017
RAF Lakenheath, NHS strengthen emergency communication

Members of the U.K. National Health Service, 48th Fighter Wing Medical Group and other first responders gathered for an emergency management orientation and crosstalk event here, Dec. 15.
Dec. 21, 2017
Call for USAFE Airmen volleyball teams

Air Force Sports will begin accepting applications for its 2018 HQ Allied AIRCOM men’s and women’s volleyball teams, Dec. 29, 2017. Training camp will be held from March 14 - 18, 2018, location will be determined at a later date. Please note, there is a new application process, replacing the AF Form
Dec. 19, 2017
USAF depends on Foreign Area Officers to strengthen security cooperation

The Department of Defense and the Air Force have placed renewed emphasis on professionalizing the security cooperation enterprise, as indicated in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
Dec. 18, 2017
RAF Mildenhall locks down after security incident

RAF Mildenhall locked down at 1 p.m. today following reports of a disturbance on base. The base was locked down and emergency personnel are responding to the situation.
Dec. 14, 2017
Fueling the fight: POL’s role in OIR

Here at Incirlik Air Base, the sound of an aircraft flying overhead is unmistakable. Who could forget the loud buzz of the A-10 Thunderbolt II engine flying past, or the shadow of a large KC-135 Stratotanker as it takes off to provide fuel to other jets?Without the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Dec. 11, 2017
Four MAJCOMs join forces, upgrade C2 systems

Four Air Force major commands joined forces to overhaul command and control systems at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 4, 2017.Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Material command conducted major upgrades to
Dec. 11, 2017
NATO paratroopers jump for Toy Drop 2017

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jared Johnson (left) and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kyle Holzem, both C-130J Super Hercules pilots assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, take off for Operation Toy Drop 2017, in a U.S. Air Force C-130J on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2017. The aircraft flew over Alzey Drop
Dec. 11, 2017
Ohio works with State Partner Serbia, Angola during trilateral medical exercise

Airmen and Soldiers of the Ohio National Guard and Serbian Armed Forces arrived here Dec. 8 for PAMBALA 2017, a two-phase trilateral medical engagement, and the welcome, not to mention the weather, couldn’t be warmer.
Dec. 6, 2017
USAF’s newest Herc joins Ramstein fleet

A crew assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron crossed the Atlantic Ocean to retrieve a brand new C-130J Super Hercules from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company production facility, in Marietta, Georgia, Nov. 29.