• 86 AW connects USAF, Allies and Partners for Astral Knight 23-6

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron and 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany, participated in the multinational live-fly field training exercise by transporting Airmen and cargo necessary for quickly launching and recovering aircraft at both locations.

  • FAST to fight: 726th EMSS Airmen protect airpower across East Africa

    The 449th Air Expeditionary Group, based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti is the primary airlift provider to U.S. Forces in the Horn of Africa. The 449th AEG relies on Fly-Away Security teams from the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron to protect its missions in order to provide secure,

  • 449th AEG hosts Japan Self-Defense Forces partners

    Airmen of the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron hosted aircraft maintainers from the Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Deployment Air Force for Counter-Piracy Enforcement (DAPE), for an aircraft maintenance exchange at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 27, 2023. The primary purpose of the event was to

  • Aviano hosts FVG president and Consul General Milan

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Tad Clark, 31st Fighter Wing commander, alongside Italian Air Force Col. Marco Schiattoni, Italian Base commander, hosted Massimiliano Fedriga, president of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, Italy, and Robert Needham, consul general Milan, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July

  • Protecting the Past: 776th EABS safeguards local history with local help

    The 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron completed a project to protect archaeological sites discovered on Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, a tri-laterally shared installation with the Djiboutian and French governments, July 13, 2023. The 776th EABS provides a secure, durable, and agile installation

  • 31st FW integrates with 48th FW at Aviano AB

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing flew with F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, during exercise 31/48 at Aviano Air Base, July 10-21.Exercise 31/48 is an opportunity for F-16 and F-35 units to optimize