• Eagles, Falcons soar over Aviano skies

    Approximately 15 F-15 Strike Eagles from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, and more than 300 support personnel are here for a two-week training exercise.The training provides Team Aviano and Lakenheath's aircrew and maintainers a chance to increase their

  • Communication Airmen hardwire BALTOPS mission

    In support of Baltic Operations 2015, a team of Airmen from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron deployed to Powidz Air Base charged with the responsibility of maintaining all communication requirements for the U.S. Air Force at the installation.BALTOPS is a multinational maritime exercise in

  • ANG highlights interoperability capabilities at every level

    Airmen from three National Guard units took to the skies to support 13 nations in developing and ensuring a stable Baltic region during Saber Strike 15, June 9.Two KC-135 Stratotankers and their crews from Michigan and Pennsylvania joined A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Maryland to provide close air

  • Patriot Files: on final approach

    The sunlight seemed to rise and greet him, as he sailed along an endless sea of clouds."It was very surreal," he said. "You look outside, and know you're somewhere over the coastline. But all you see is a sea of clouds. It's very peaceful."For more than 16 years Lt. Col. Alex Castro called the sky

  • Pápa, Ramstein join to save lives

    Strategic Airlift Capability Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) multi-national aircrew members from Pápa Air Base, Hungary, partnered with a critical care aeromedical transportation team (CCATT) stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to receive two wounded patients June 8, 2015, in Bulgaria. Two units came

  • 'Recharge for Resiliency' smooths reintegration process

    More than 600 Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing are currently deployed to over a dozen different locations around the world. Time away from home takes its toll on everyone and every family differently; but during the reintegration process it's important for families to find time and opportunities to

  • U.S. Air Force takes to the skies for BALTOPS 2015

    The U.S. Air Force, along with its Polish counterparts officially kicked-off Powidz Air Base's portion of Baltic Operations 2015 with the first KC-135 Stratotanker flight from the 507th Air Refueling Wing June 8, here.In its 43rd iteration, BALTOPS is a multinational maritime exercise in Poland,

  • 15 nations assemble to improve force development

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa hosted 14 allied and partner nations, June 2-4, for the inaugural International Professional Military Development symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.The PMD course is designed to provide a platform for European and African nations to share best