Oct. 30, 2024 Forging Power in the Skies: German Luftwaffe members learn skills on the F-16 U.S. Airmen assigned to the 52nd Maintenance Group participated in a crucial cross servicing training with three German Luftwaffe members, where they learned how to marshal and service a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, on Oct. 17, 2024.
May 17, 2024 Saber Airmen execute base defense, ACE during Astral Knight, Saber Knight The 52nd Fighter Wing completed their readiness exercise Saber Knight in tandem with the United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa Exercise Astral Knight 24 here and at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen May 8-15.
March 20, 2023 USAF, FRAF partake in NATO Cross-Servicing, Integration Exercise U.S. Air Force service members learn about a French air force Dassault Rafale, March 9, 2023, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The Rafale is a multi-role fighter aircraft, intended to perform numerous missions such as air supremacy, ground support and nuclear deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by
March 2, 2023 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
Dec. 28, 2022 52nd FW hosts training with German Luftwaffe German air force members assigned to the Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 at Büchel Air Base, Germany, perform a walk around inspection as part of their training at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Dec. 16, 2022. These partners were at Spangdahlem AB to participate in a two-week course designed to
Sept. 7, 2022 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