Press Releases

May 19, 2023
Exercise Astral Knight to take place 22-27 May in Balkans

United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Airmen and aircraft from across the U.S. and throughout the European theater have begun arriving in Croatia and Albania to prepare for Astral Knight 2023, U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense capstone exercise.
May 16, 2023
U.S. Air Forces in Europe hosts D-Day 79 media flight

In remembrance of the 79th Anniversary of Operation Overlord, the 86th Airlift Wing will be conducting D-Day commemoration flights with multiple C-130J Super Hercules from June 1-6, 2023.
May 16, 2023
APORA medical symposium hosts 28 nations in Lusaka, Zambia

Medical personnel from the Zambian Defence Force and United States Air Forces Europe- Air Forces Africa hosted the annual in-person African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance symposium in Lusaka, Zambia, May 8-12.
April 11, 2023
Ramstein to host its fourth Ukraine Defense Contact Group

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is scheduled to host an in-person Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 21, 2023.
April 6, 2023
Virginia’s F-22s swap Lakenheath F-15Es on NATO’s Eastern Flank

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, are scheduled to begin deterrence operations at Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 6, 2023, as part of a scheduled aircraft rotation in support of the U.S.’s forward fighter presence along NATO’s
March 23, 2023
Bomber Task Force Europe: B-52s improve capabilities and demonstrate allied cohesion in the Mediterranean

Two B-52s from the 23rd Bomb Squadron operating out of Morón Air Base, Spain flew a Bomber Task Force mission over the Mediterranean region, March 22, 2023.
March 21, 2023
Bomber Task Force Mission in Estonian Airspace

Yesterday two B-52s conducted a long-range Bomber Task Force mission with NATO Allies and Partners in Estonian airspace.
March 16, 2023
Camera footage release from U.S. Air Force MQ-9 interaction with Russian SU-27 in Black Sea

U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14. In addition to the footage, a storyboard of the events with declassified stills from the MQ-9
March 10, 2023
U.S. B-52 Stratofortresses conduct multi-lateral NATO exercise with Allies in Eastern Europe

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron integrated with NATO Allies in eastern Europe, Mar. 9, 2023.The bombers, who are forward deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, for a Bomber Task Force deployment, flew down the Mediterranean as they proceeded to
March 7, 2023
B-52s integrate with Allies and Partners in Nordic Region during Bomber Task Force 23-2

A pair of B-52 Stratofortress forward deployed to Moron Air Base conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission in the European theater Mar 6, 2023. The 12-hour mission included integration with Denmark Armed Forces while incorporating in the Baltic Air Policing mission in conjunction