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  • Keeping partnerships prosperous at TLP

    When the U.S. Air Force supports contingency operations in a deployed environment, it usually does so with the help of other NATO nations. Training courses like NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 16-3 strengthen the NATO alliance by providing an opportunity for participating nations to work

  • Iceland hosts Northern Challenge 16 for EOD community

    Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are participating in Exercise Northern Challenge 2016, more commonly called NOCH 16, which began here Sept. 12. NOCH 16 is an Icelandic-hosted, multinational, explosive ordnance disposal,

  • 52nd EOD participates in Northern Challenge 16

    Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, began a two week training exercise, Northern Challenge, this week at the Icelandic Coast Guard Keflavik Facility, Iceland.The Iceland-hosted exercise focuses on disabling improvised explosive

  • Panthers on the prowl at TLP

    Eight F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron and approximately 130 personnel from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, are participating in the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 16-3 here, from Sep. 12 to Oct. 7.

  • Bulgaria, US commence joint air policing

    The United States and Bulgarian air forces will conduct the first ever joint NATO air policing mission in Bulgaria, Sept. 9-16. The air policing mission enables on-demand response capabilities, which serve to mitigate and deter violations and infringements on Bulgarian sovereign airspace. Working

  • Golden State ANG, Romanian air force partnership soars over Campia Turzii

    Thousands of Romanian and European spectators marveled at aerial acrobatics in the skies and combat capability displays on the ground during an airshow and open house at Campia Turzii, Romania, July 23, 2016.  To the adults and children among the crowds, the spectacle served as a once-in-a-lifetime

  • KC-135s wrap up BALTOPS operations in Poland

     Aircrew, maintenance and support personnel from the 100th and 434th Air Refueling Wings wrapped up operations June 17, 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, after supporting Baltic Operations 2016."Although it's a maritime exercise, aircraft from all over Europe participated in this exercise to provide