USAF: Fueling NATO’s collective defense

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker in Eastern European airspace, Feb. 28, 2022. The aircraft are part of the United States’ current support of NATO’s collective defense, providing warfighting capabilities in a dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

Travis AFB, Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 aircraft land at RAF Mildenhall

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., landed at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Feb. 27. The aircraft landed on base after transporting cargo pallets to an air base in Norway. RAF Mildenhall serves as a gateway

Incirlik Air Base Wing Safety Performs Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Mitigation Operations

The 39th Air Base Wing Safety Office is comprised of three sections (occupational, weapons and flight) that work together to assess risk, monitor trends, and prevent accidents. They also ensure industrial, weapons, and flight safety standards meet mission requirements in support of Wing, United

RAF Mildenhall supports forward deployment of F-35s to NATO’s eastern flank

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, flew an air refueling mission in their KC-10 Extender aircraft from Royal Air Force Mildenhall to support F-35 Lightning II aircraft over Poland, Feb. 24, 2022. The F-35 aircraft, which afford NATO leaders the

U.S. Air Force transfers $5.5M in vehicles to Niger, enhances defense capabilities

The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron logistic readiness flight (LRF) received approval through the foreign excess personal property (FEPP) program to transfer approximately 30 motorized vehicles, worth $5.5 million to the Government of Niger at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, Feb. 11,

Spangdahlem Air Base receives supplies in support of theater ops

U.S. F-35s forward deploy to NATO’s eastern flank

F-35s Arrive at Spangdahlem Air Base

Famed ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen Dies at 101

Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, who came to fame as the “Candy Bomber” of the Berlin Airlift, earning international goodwill for the United States and the Air Force, and who worked on Air Force space projects such as the Titan III, X-20 Dyna-Soar, and Manned Orbiting Laboratory, died Feb. 16 at the age of

388th Fighter Wing deploys Airmen, F-35s to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

Pilots, maintainers and support personnel from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing deployed several F-35A Lightning II to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.