Press Releases

Oct. 6, 2020
Liberty Medics advance ACE capabilities in MAX 20-20

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – The 48th Medical Group tested its Agile Combat Employment capabilities during Mission Assurance Exercise 20-20 at Royal Air Force Feltwell, England, Sept. 29, 2020.
Oct. 6, 2020
Passing the Torch: Fourth Generation military family makes history at RAF Welford

The day that someone decides to enlist into or retire from the United States armed forces will be a day that they will always remember.As military families, many times the torch and desire to serve in the armed forces is passed on from one generation onto the next. SMSgt Casey Schmid, 420th
Oct. 6, 2020
First to fight: Lethal, light

Airmen assigned to units within the 4th Air Support Operations Group and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a joint airborne insertion over Alzey Dropzone, Sept. 30.The training allowed Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, Defenders, and other air support and contingency response Airmen to
Oct. 5, 2020
4 ASOG, 435 CRG conduct airborne insertion training

Airmen assigned to units within the 4th Air Support Operations Group and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a joint airborne insertion over Alzey Dropzone, Sept. 30.The training allowed Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, Defenders, and other air support and contingency response Airmen to
Oct. 5, 2020
Bomber Barons return from Bomber Task Force Europe

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers and Airmen from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, operating out of RAF Fairford, England, returned home on Sep. 28, 2020.
Oct. 2, 2020
Madonna Di Loreto visits Aviano

Declared by Pope Benedict XV as the Patroness of Aeronauts in 1920, a Madonna Di Loreto statue is on a pilgrimage around the country in celebration of the centenary. As she makes her way around the country, the Madonna is visiting each Italian air force base, and arrived at Aviano Air Base on Sept.
Oct. 2, 2020
721 AMOG Airmen job swap

The 721st Air Mobility Operations Group conducted a multi-capable Airmen lift-and-shift training in preparation for exercise Nodal Lightning 20.
Oct. 1, 2020
USAFE – AFAFRICA Colonel inducted to Society of American Military Engineers Academy of Fellows

Col. Anthony Higdon, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy director of logistics, engineering and force protection, was inducted to the Society of American Military Engineers Academy of Fellows during a virtual ceremony on Sept. 16, 2020.
Oct. 1, 2020
764th ESS hosts second commercial solution opening event, offers contract for BASH data collection

According to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces in Africa safety office, bird and wildlife aircraft strike hazards are some of the most prominent aviation hazards in the command’s area of operations that spans 104 nations.
Oct. 1, 2020
100th ARW embodies agile combat employment during exercise

The 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted a three-day exercise to test their capability to generate and deliver tanker airpower on a global scale, while extending the range of U.S. and joint forces in order to deter and mitigate any aggression.The exercise enabled U.S. Air Forces in Europe to employ