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  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander meets with service members assigned to 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on temporary duty assignment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 3, 2019. The 421st FS is flying F-35A Lighting II on training missions with F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 52nd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)

    USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Spangdahlem

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa commander meets with service members assigned to 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on temporary duty assignment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 3, 2019. The 421st FS is flying F-35A Lighting II on training missions with F-16 Fighting
  • A parachutist jumps from a C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft over Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 2, 2019. Approximately 40 paratroopers participated in the training, the first conducted over Ramstein since Nov. 2017.

    435th AGOW and 16th SB parachute over Ramstein

    Approximately 40 paratroopers from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and the 16th Sustainment Brigade conducted the first personnel drops over Ramstein since Nov. 2017.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Duken, first sergeant of the 57th Rescue Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, earns the 31st Fighter Wing First Sergeant of the Year. (Courtesy Photo)

    Exceptional Leader Spotlight: Master Sgt. Richard Duken

    Some of us don’t go where the path leads, but instead blaze our own trail. When U.S. Airmen choose to be the difference, they are making themselves, the Wing, and the Air Force better.
  • A French Air Force Rafale takes off to participate in exercise Point Blank at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, June 27, 2019. Training exercises with NATO allies reinforce and enhance deterrence and combined defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rhonda Smith)

    48th Fighter Wing participates in Point Blank 19-2

    The 48th Fighter Wing took part in exercise Point Blank 19-2, alongside other U.S., French and Royal Air Force units participating from various locations in the U.K.
  • U.S. service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Air National Guard pose with aircraft from their respective units at the Paris Air Show, which was held June 17-23, 2019. Clockwise, from top left, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Johnson, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., U.S. Navy Lt. Adam Anderson, a mission commander from Patrol Squadron 9, Combat Aircrew 3, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jennatte Berger, an avionics technician from the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y., and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brandon "Animal" Shelley, a 492nd Fighter Squadron weapon systems officer from the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, were each participating in an international air show for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

    Paris Air Show: four lenses

    It's a long way from the South Pole to Paris, and not many people — besides perhaps a handful of scientists — have careers that include business trips to both locations.
  • Army ruck sacks sit behind the aircraft for the first airdrop of exercise Swift Response 19, June 13, 2019. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events featuring high readiness airborne forces from eight NATO nations. Activities include intermediate staging base operations, multiple airborne operations, and several air assault operations. The Swift Response exercises have had great success in creating a foundation for the strong relationships we share with several European allies and partners today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

    Army, Air Force work together for Swift Response 19

    Swift Response 19 is one of the premier military crisis response training events featuring high readiness airborne forces. Activities include intermediate staging base operations, multiple airborne operations, and several air assault operations.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Dave Cooper, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron, 403rd Wing, directs Corporal Jared Guden, 82nd Airborne, scout platoon team leader, as he drove a ground mobility vehicle, onto a C-130J in preparation for exercise Swift Response 19, June 14, 2019. The exercise is one of the premier military crisis response training events featuring high readiness airborne forces from eight NATO nations. Activities include intermediate staging base operations, multiple airborne operations, and several air assault operations. The Swift Response exercises have had great success in creating a foundation for the strong relationships we share with several European allies and partners today. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

    815th Airlift Squadron delivers during Swift Response 19

    For exercise Swift Response 19, military members across two continents worked as a team to conduct training to increase the participating nations’ readiness, capabilities and capacity to conduct full spectrum military operations. They used combined training fostering trust, increasing interoperability, and enabling allies to readily and effectively respond to regional crises and meet their own national defense goals.
  • A Paris Air Show visitor takes a selfie with an F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 17, 2019.

    Paris Air Show underway

    U.S. aircraft and Department of Defense personnel are participating in the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, France, which kicked off June 17, 2019.The air show provides a collaborative opportunity to share and strengthen U.S. and strategic international partnerships that have been forged over several decades."We have a great partnership with the
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    EC-130 Compass Call trains with F-16s during Aviation Rotation 19-2

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Roche, 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the top of an EC-130H Compass Call during Aviation Rotation 19-2 at Krzesiny Air Base, Poland, June 13, 2019. The Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system used to deny, degrade and disrupt the enemy's ability to communicate. (U.S. Air Force
  • These aircraft are in Europe to participate in exercises and conduct training with Europe-based aircraft in support of a Theater Security Package.

    Hill’s fighter wings demonstrate global reach with F-35A

    A squadron of F-35A Lighting II fifth generation fighter aircraft are currently deployed to the European theater as part of a Theater Security Package, funded through the European Deterrence Initiative, to provide a more robust U.S. military rotational presence capable of deterring adversaries and assuring partners and allies of the U.S.
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