Air Force Features

March 23, 2021
Aviano AFB Fire Department wins 2020 AF Fire Department of the Year

Aviano Air Base’s Fire Department extinguished the competition in this year’s Air Force Fire Department of the Year, saving lives and getting the mission done during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic.
March 15, 2021
AFRL exchange officer leads international space collaboration

Through the Department of Defense Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program, Capt. Jacob Singleton has been working with the Space Program at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, known as Dstl, for the U.K. Ministry of Defence since 2019.
Feb. 16, 2021
US Air Force names first overseas-based F-35A squadron

In Norse mythology, Valkyries are female figures who choose those that will live or die in battle. RAF Lakenheath is in the east of the United Kingdom, an area with extensive Viking and Norse history. Additionally, the 495th FS motto, “Mala Ipsa Nova,” in Latin, means “Bad News Itself.” Both factors
Feb. 5, 2021
MQ-9s execute new mission in Romania

Among those Airmen are MQ-9 maintainers and launch and recovery aircrew from the 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, Detachment 1, who support Agile Combat Employment concepts, fly freedom of maneuver missions and integrate with joint and coalition forces in the region.
Feb. 4, 2021
Spartan Warrior 21-1 enhances joint interoperability capabilities

Spartan Warrior 21-1 finished at the Distributed Training Center, at Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Germany Jan. 25-28. Spartan Warrior is the DTC’s premier tactical-level virtual Large Force Employment exercise.
Feb. 2, 2021
Hanscom AFB branch provides radars to NATO, completes mission

After delivering MP-RTIP radars for use in similar NATO aircraft in late 2019, the team spent 2020 providing sustainment support to NATO, repurposing spare parts to other branches in the Theater Battle Control Division, and closing out all remaining contracts.
Jan. 14, 2021
Top leaders gain 'chief’ global perspective

During the three-month course, 15 participants from 11 different NATO countries shared their perspectives, concerns and learned military strategies together.
Oct. 16, 2020
SATURN radio connects U.S. forces to allies

To improve communication with allies, the Air-to-Ground, Tactical Data Links team, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, has been working to provide the Department of Defense with an anti-jam, hack-proof, and high-frequency radio system.
Oct. 16, 2020
Around the Air Force: NATO Peacetime Operations, Suicide Prevention Training, Next-Gen Helmets

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights NATO police operations in the Icelandic region, family suicide prevention training and next generation ballistic helmets for security forces units as part of a modernization effort.
Sept. 30, 2020
Spartan Warrior 20-9: NATO strengthens air power through distributed training

The exercise, Spartan Warrior 20-9, utilized the Warfare Center’s robust simulation assets to introduce air and ground scenarios for U.S. and NATO participants. The scenarios tested the players’ abilities in countering threats while building cohesive protocol for real-world events.
Sept. 28, 2020
It’s a wrap: Thracian Viper 2020

Airmen and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, and Airmen assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participated in Thracian Viper 20, a multilateral training exercise with the
Sept. 11, 2020
Bombers, Marine F-35s join Point Blank 20-4 exercise

More than 50 aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force participated in exercise Point Blank 20-04 over the North Sea, Sep. 10.
July 2, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
June 27, 2020
JB Charleston benefits from Military Personnel Exchange Program

The exchange program is a two-year course that personnel from NATO are able to participate in at bases across the U.S. Air Force.
June 4, 2020
USAFE-AFAFRICA conducts first large-force exercise amidst COVID-19

The purpose of the exercise was to continue high-end training with U.S. Air Forces in Europe and NATO partners to counter near-peer threats in the area of responsibility.

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