• Three UK-based wings conduct first-time FARP exercise

    Two MC-130Js from the 67th Special Operations Squadron conducted a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise July 26, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. A Forward Arming and Refueling Point, or FARP, is an austere location near a combat zone where fuel and supplies can be transferred from one

  • 480th Fighter Squadron Completes U.K. FTD

    Eighteen F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and more than 260 Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, completed a three-week flying training deployment here July 31.

  • Reservists maintain aircraft, relationships via Operation Atlantic Resolve

    RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Total Force Airmen of the 507th Maintenance Group from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, maintained KC-135R Stratotankers here in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, strengthening the relationship between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces

  • Total Force Airmen maximize refueling capacity in Europe

    In a long-standing total force partnership between Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe, members of the 507th Air Refueling Wing are augmenting the 100th Air Refueling Wing here to provide KC-135R Stratotanker air refueling support to the European theater of operations, July 1-29.

  • US, Romania train to strengthen NATO alliance

    Airmen from the 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are conducting training in Romania as part of the European Theater Security Package, a rotational deployment meant to ensure regional stability and increase interoperability with NATO allies.

  • Eight nations set stage for F-35 in Europe

    More than 50 senior leaders from the European theater participated in an F-35 leadership forum held at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, July 19-20. The assembly of experts and stakeholders aimed to provide a common vision among F-35 platform users on future force projection, theater

  • USAF Delivers U.S. Army Strykers to Bulgaria

    Two U.S. Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment Interim Armored Vehicle Strykers are loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to be delivered to Bulgaria at Nuremburg Airport, Germany, July 13, 2017. Delivering Stryker vehicles to Bulgaria is an example of how assets are ready and postured to assure,

  • USAFE Airman named OAY for AF

    A U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airman was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for the Air Force recently.