As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on and NATO looks to deter further aggression in Europe, a number of the top U.S. military leadership positions on the continent are changing hands in quick succession—starting with a change of command for U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air ...
Admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO would be mean adding two large, modern, and capable militaries with good training and experience to the alliance, Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli said in his confirmation hearing to be Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Both are well-equipped, and their addition ...
Finnish fighter pilots take off, land, and fly in harsh Arctic conditions routinely—all within range of Russian air defenses. They often share these specialized capabilities with the U.S. Air Force to hone Arctic agile combat employment concepts. But as the Nordic nation contemplates a NATO ...
David T. "Buck" Buckwalter, an AFA member and volunteer for 50 years, who served as Executive Vice President of the organization and launched its CyberPatriot STEM program, died Feb. 27 at age 72. Buckwalter served 27 years on active duty, as an RF-4C Weapon System ...
Sixteen U.S. Air Force fighter jets have deployed to Poland and Romania to support Baltic enhanced air policing and to reassure NATO eastern flank allies in the face of heightened Russian activity, U.S. Air Forces in Europe told Air Force Magazine. Eight F-16s from the ...
Two E-8C Joint Surveillance Attack Radar System aircraft used for watching large swaths of terrain for ground vehicle movements have been seen at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Ramstein is not a frequent operating location for the E-8C, and no exercise including JSTARS in the area ...
Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, will keep its fighter mission after the Pentagon's Global Posture Review permanently reversed Trump administration decisions to shift the base's F-16s to Italy and to cancel plans to move tankers and special operations forces there. “We’re not abandoning Europe or NATO," ...
The Air Force trimmed 120 airplanes from its fleet in fiscal 2021, gaining the most aircraft among its F-35 fighter squadrons and giving up the most from its B-1 bomber units, according to data provided by the Air Force. With puts and takes, the Air ...
The first two of four B-1B Lancer bombers and some 200 support personnel from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, had arrived at RAF Fairford, England, as of Oct. 6 to begin a series of U.S. European Command and U.S. ...
F-15s from the 493rd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, have deployed to Iceland to take up the NATO Air Policing mission there for the second time in less than a year. The three F-15C/Ds, plus an F-15E from the 493rd’s sister unit, the 494th ...
Brig. Gen. William H. Kale III told House appropriators May 19 to expect a “significant” improvement in military construction funding in the department’s fiscal 2022 budget request, saying key focus areas include the fielding of new nuclear capabilities and bolstering facilities in the European and ...
U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently began a new operation to bring additional aerial refueling capacity in its area of operations, while alleviating stress on its only permanent tanker unit. Operation Copper Arrow 2021 started earlier this month, with a rotation of Airmen and a ...