• 721st APS supports POTUS

    Crossing the Atlantic by air takes several hours and jet fuel, water, food and toiletries are a commodity while airborne. This is where the Airmen of Ramstein come in - to refuel and resupply.Aircraft can conduct a maneuver knows as a "gas and go" that enables aircraft to refuel and restock supplies

  • RAF Lakenheath strengthens Royal ties during Joint Warrior 2016

    Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, recently completed three-weeks of intense threat-reaction training missions during Joint Warrior 2016 in Scotland.Joint Warrior is a NATO exercise, which prepares rescue coalition force units for potential real-world scenarios that could be

  • 57th RQS showcases capabilities to Civic Leaders

    The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Civic Leaders visited the Liberty Wing April 21 as part of their European tour.The group is comprised of civilian community leaders from a variety of states and are selected by Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, CSAF, to serve as a volunteer advisory panel for senior Air

  • F-22 Raptors arrive in Romania

    Two F-22 Raptors and one KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, today.The F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen are from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida."Today, I would like to highlight this deployment as a demonstration of our

  • RUFit?:TDY'd Airmen "Train Insane"

    RAF Lakenheath Airmen participating in Joint Warrior 2016, take these words to heart. They treat fitness as more than just one of the four pillars; it's a way of life.Joint Warrior is a multinational annual training exercise that provides rescue units with air-to-air combat mission training,

  • Lafayette Escadrille honored at centennial event

    U.S. and French military and civic leaders attended the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial event in Marnes-la-Couquette, France, today, to commemorate the centennial of the flying squadron's formation.The Lafayette Escadrille was formed on April 20, 1916 by 38 U.S. volunteer pilots who flew under French

  • VCSAF, spouse take in Ramstein mission sets

    The Air Force's Vice Chief of Staff and his spouse visited Ramstein to meet with Airmen and familiarize themselves with the mission sets of three different wings here April 18, 2016.Ramstein is one of several installations Gen. David L. Goldfein and his wife, Dawn, will visit throughout U.S. Air