Two B-1B Lancers, from Dyess Air Force Base’s 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron currently operating from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conduct hot pit refueling using the innovative Versatile Integrated Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 11, 2021. This was in support of European Command’s Bomber task Force 22-1 mission support series using the VIPER kit, a hot pit refuel tool, supporting Agile Combat Employment operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chance Nardone)
Spangdahlem refuels BTF bombers with VIPER kit for first time
8:59 AM10/12/2021
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Two B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base’s 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, currently operating from Royal Air Force Fairford, England, conducted hot-pit refueling using the innovative Versatile Integrated Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit, at Spangdahlem AB Oct. 11.
U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles arrive in Greece for Castle Forge
5:31 AM10/7/2021
An F-15E Strike Eagle is prepped to take off at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 4, 2021. The 336th Fighter Squadron is deploying jets to Larissa Air Base, Greece, in support of operation Castle Forge, a U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa-led joint, multi-national training event designed to provide a dynamic, partnership-focused environment that raises the U.S. commitment to collective defense in the Black Sea region.
Logistics Specialist Seaman Gianni Fenocchi, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella, loads a truck with bed cots, August 24, 2021, at Naval Air Station Sigonella (NASSIG), Italy. Fenocchi was among the more than 100 military and civilian personnel assigned to FLCSI who were temporarily re-assigned from their normal duties to provide logistics support during Operation Allies Refuge. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Yanik)
During Operation Allies Welcome, a warehouse facility operated by Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella was converted temporarily to a housing facility for hundreds of evacuees from Afghanistan in August and September 2021 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy. NAS Sigonella is supporting the Department of State mission to facilitate the safe relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Yanik)
During Operation Allies Welcome, a warehouse facility operated by Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella was converted temporarily to a housing facility for hundreds of evacuees from Afghanistan in August and September 2021 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy. NAS Sigonella is supporting the Department of State mission to facilitate the safe relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Yanik)
Capt. Douglas S. MacKenzie, commanding officer of Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella, responds to questions from evacuees from Afghanistan about the command's quality-of-life services at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Aug. 29, 2021. NAS Sigonella is currently supporting the Department of State mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Joe Yanik)
NAVSUP's mail facility in Sicily repurposed to support OAW
7:05 AM10/4/2021
This article is the second of a four-story series that highlights the logistics support provided by NAVSUP FLC Sigonella during Operation Allies Welcome)