RAF Lakenheath, Spangdahlem AB support ACE mission

A U.S. Airmen load live munitions onto an F-15E Strike Eagle, continuing the normalization of Agile Combat Employment at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 29, 2023. The operation highlighted the key role and importance that Spangdahlem AB plays in the NATO alliance, mission readiness and

480th FS, NATO partners showcase interoperability

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fly alongside a German air force Eurofighter Typhoon assigned to the 74th Tactical Air Wing over Germany, Feb. 16, 2023. The flight formation showcased coalition interoperability and

92nd ARW refuels aircraft in Europe

Airman 1st Class Jayden Shines, KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, prepares to refuel an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, aircraft over Romania Dec. 9, 2022. Members of the air refueling wing are

F-22 Raptor Hot Pit refuel at Spangdahlem

Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Airmen the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, conducted a hot-pit refuel of an F-22 Raptor at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 27, 2022. The aircraft is currently deployed to the 32nd Tactical Air Base, Łask, Poland to increase the

52nd FW jets first active-duty F-16s to receive AESA radars

The 480th Fighter Squadron is now the first active-duty Air Force F-16CM fighter squadron to bring their fleet of fighter jets into a new era of aerial dominance with the completion of its active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system upgrades, which provides a massive leap in combat

Spangdahlem AB hosts German, U.S. Generals

In July, Spangdahlem Air Base hosted U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Loh, director of the Air National Guard, German Gen. Eberhard Zorn, Chief of Defense and Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German air force. In addition to touring the unit's deployed facilities, Gen. Loh had the chanceto engage

U.S. Airmen celebrate F-35 arrival at Volkel AB

U.S. Airmen and members of the Royal Netherlands air force participated in a change of command that included the arrival of the first F-35s to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, June 30, 2022. The event also commemorated the newly established Air Combat Command.

F-35 Assurance Baltic Round Robin

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, and a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, currently operating out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, conducted low approach flights in the capital cities

Pilot reaches 1,000 flight hours for the third time

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher J. White, 315th Fighter Squadron commander, reached his 1,000th flight hour milestone in the F-35A Lightning II aircraft on June 3, 2022 while deployed to Germany in support of ongoing NATO missions in Europe.

KC-10 Extender aircraft arrive at Spangdahlem AB from JBMDL