US Air Forces in Europe has steadily been ramping up its exercise schedule in light of Russia’s activity in the region. Exercises increased about 30 percent from 2015 to 2016 and the command expects to see another 30 percent increase in 2017, USAFE Commander Gen. Tod Wolters told reporters at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium last week. “One of the critical areas is command and control,” said Wolters. It’s important that the pictures operators see inside NATO’s Combined Air Operations Center Torrejon in Spain, which is responsible for the area south of the Alps; the CAOC Uedem in Germany, which is responsible for the area north of the Alps; and the US-run 603rd Air and Space Operations Center at Ramstein AB, Germany, “is as robust and common as possible,” said Wolters.
CMSAF: Air Force to Train Every Airman on AI
May 11, 2026
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe said May 8 that the service is working on a new training program to ensure that every Airman is educated to use AI in their everyday job.