12:00 AM10/12/2023

The long-planned European BTF deployment provides U.S. and NATO leaders with strategic options to assure Allies and partners, while also deterring potential adversary aggression throughout Europe and across the globe.

11:09 AM9/28/2023

12:00 AM9/13/2023

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, conducts a simulated rescue mission during exercise Cobra Warrior off the coast of England on Sept. 13, 2023. The exercise allowed the 56th RSQ to execute joint personnel recovery operations and foster interoperability alongside Allies and partners.

1:33 PM8/30/2023

By exercising the ability to conduct hot-pit refueling in strategic locations, the U.S. and its Allies are able to increase combat airpower throughout the European theater.

12:00 AM8/29/2023

A B-2 Spirit assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., taxis into place for a hot pit refuel at Ørland flystasjon, Brekstad, Norway, Aug. 29, 2023. Bomber Task Force missions provide aircrews the ability to forward posture strategic bombers within the European theater, enabling integration with NATO Allies and partners to advance the ability for Allies to operate as a single, cohesive force.

12:00 AM5/29/2023

By training and conducting realistic exercises in the High North U.S. forces and those of Allied and partner nations hone skills, fine-tune interoperability, nurture key relationships, and acclimate to the inherent challenges posed by fighting in the Arctic’s extreme conditions.

12:09 PM5/26/2023

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors participate in joint training with Romanian and Italian Air Forces over Câmpia Turzii, May 23, 2023. U.S. Air Force fifth-generation fighters supporting NATO Allied Air Command’s Air Shielding mission along the Eastern Flank.

4:28 PM3/14/2023

Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14, 2023.

12:00 AM5/14/2020

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assisted the Italian government in transporting medical and other relief supplies between supply hubs in Milan and Rome, Italy, May 13