US Air Forces in Europe airmen have been training with Romania and Bosnia in recent weeks. Just last week, an aircrew from the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, flew their C-130 for US and Bosnian military members to practice high altitude-low opening airdrops. US Ambassador Douglas McElhaney was one of the observers and called the effort “outstanding.” And some 20 airmen from the 86th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein helped the 37th AS and Army and Navy elements during exercises in Romania. Ramstein dispatched a total of about 130 airmen, two C-130s, and several C-21s to conduct training during Carpathian Summer 2007 exercise, organized by the 86th Airlift Wing.
Numbers Game Squeezes USAF Fighter Force
Dec. 15, 2025
Congress set the legal floor for how many primary mission aircraft the Air Force had to have in its fighter force in 2018, requiring at least 1,145 fighters through Oct. 1, 2026. In each of the past past two legislative cycles, lawmakers agreed to reduce the number. But when the House passed…
