Press Releases

Oct. 13, 2022
510th FS F-16s and Marine Corps F-18s integrate to strengthen capabilities

More than 200 U.S. Marines were deployed to Aviano AB, Italy, for approximately two months to integrate and train with the 510th Fighter Squadron as part of a dynamic force employment.Throughout the integration, Marines from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) flew F/A-18 Hornets
Oct. 5, 2022
F-22 Raptor Hot Pit refuel at Spangdahlem

Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Airmen the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, conducted a hot-pit refuel of an F-22 Raptor at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 27, 2022. The aircraft is currently deployed to the 32nd Tactical Air Base, Łask, Poland to increase the
Sept. 28, 2022
U.S., Romania hosts European Partnership Flight for allied nations

Service members from the U.S. military and the allied nations of Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, and Romania came together in Bucharest, Romania for a European Partnership Flight event focused on F-16 maintenance and operations, Sept 19, 2022. United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces
Sept. 7, 2022
52nd FW first in AF to upgrade F-16s with AESA radar systems

The 480th Fighter Squadron is now the first active-duty Air Force F-16CM fighter squadron to bring their fleet of fighter jets into a new era of aerial dominance with the completion of its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system upgrades, which provides a massive leap in combat
Aug. 30, 2022
820th BDG protects U.S. assets during NATO Air Shielding

Footsteps pound the pavement as several maintainers rush to do final checks on jets. The sound of jet engines erupt as pilots from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron get ready for take-off. These are the sounds of a bustling airfield all under the careful watch of Airmen from the 820th Base
Aug. 29, 2022
Ramstein to host its second Ukraine 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, September 8, 2022.
Aug. 25, 2022
Twenty-seven African nations come together for LNO Working Group

U.S. Air Forces Africa, along with the Botswana Defence Force, co-hosted the 5th annual Liaison Officer Working Group in Kasane, Botswana, August 22-26, 2022.
Aug. 23, 2022
U.S. B-52 Assurance Overflights Demonstrate U.S. Commitment to Southeastern European Allies, Partners

Two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota currently operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom conducted low-approach flyovers over southeastern Europe, Aug. 22.
Aug. 23, 2022
U.S. Air Forces Africa, Botswana Defence Force partner for LNO Working Group 2022

U.S. Air Forces Africa, along with the Botswana Defence Force, are co-hosting the 5th annual LNO Working Group in Kasane, Botswana, August 22-26, 2022.
Aug. 19, 2022
U.S. B-52s scheduled to fly over Southeastern Europe

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron currently operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, will conduct low approach flyovers over Southeastern Europe scheduled on August 22.