Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Today, we honor the bravery & sacrifice that secured our freedom🫡. As we celebrate with family & friends, let’s remember the values that unite us.
Bomber Task Force 24-3 flying by to remind you we're #StrongerTogether .
The ability to forward posture strategic bombers within the European theater enables critical touchpoints with NATO Allies and partners to advance the ability to operate as a single, cohesive force.
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#AgileForces#LSGE24#B52#Aircraft
✈️ ICYMI: Exercise 1v1 ✈️
USAFE invited our NATO Allies and Partners to participate in the first-ever basic fighter maneuvers exercise at Ramstein Air Base.
📸 86th AW PA
Agile Allied Airpower, Always 🇺🇸🇪🇸🇸🇪🇹🇷
Spanish, Swedish and Turkish fighters recently escorted a B-52 over the Baltic Sea during #BTF Europe 24-3. We interoperate with our allies during training and exercises so we are #AlwaysReady .
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Four bombers, one mission: to strengthen #NATO’s collective defence. ✈️💪
Bomber Task Force 24-3 has deployed to Europe, supporting exercises BALTOPS, African Lion 2024, and Global Guardian.
Together, we deter, and defend against any threats.
#BTF24 | #BomberTaskForce | #DeterAndDefend | #WeAreNATO | #StrongerTogether
Thirty-seven fighter jets from nine NATO countries participated in Ramstein 1v1, our first-ever basic fighter maneuvers exercise at Ramstein Air Base.
Participants included military aviators from the U.S., United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany. Aircraft included F-35A Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, Eurofighter Typhoons, Dassault Rafale Cs, F/A-18 Hornets and Douglas A-4 Skyhawks.
During the exercise, aviators engaged in a friendly match of basic fighter maneuvers to test their rapid decision-making and precise reactions to adversary maneuvers in a high-pressure, demanding setting – an essential skill for fighter pilots.
Further demonstrating the trust and teamwork demonstrated during Ramstein 1v1, U.S. Airmen from RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, serviced Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, a force multiplier for U.S. national security and NATO’s unified, collective defense.
🎥: Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister
PARTNERS | We dropped 1,311 U.S. and Allied jumpers and hit our target 🎯
A total of 20 aircraft from the U.S. 🇺🇸, France 🇫🇷, Canada 🇨🇦, the Netherlands 🇳🇱, Belgium 🇧🇪 , the UK 🇬🇧, and 🇩🇪Germany supported the commemorative airborne drop in honor of Operation Overlord that took place 80 years ago.
#DDAY80#StrongerTogether
United States Air Force
U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa joined the people of Picauville to honor the lives of 20 American service members who died in a field in Picauville, France on June 6, 1944.
Capt. David Kahan, commander of headquarters and headquarters detachment, 522nd military intelligence battalion provided translation support for the ceremony.
The ceremony was made possible by Charles Shay. Shay, a World War two veteran, who helped establish the C-47 Memorial Garden which honors the 4 crew members and 16 paratroopers who lost their lives in this crash.
(U.S. Army photos by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla)
Good morning, Aviators! 😎
The first-ever Ramstein 1v1 exercise kicked off today, bringing together fighter pilots from 9 Allied/partner countries to engage in 1v1 air combat scenarios and basic flight maneuvers.
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BFMs are critical skills for fighter pilots, demanding rapid decision making and precise reaction to the adversary's maneuvers in a high-pressure, dynamic setting.
D-Day remains an enduring historic reminder of the price of freedom.
In Picauville, France, 🇫🇷 we honored the fallen aircrew and paratroopers who selflessly served conducting C-47 missions during Operation OVERLORD. 🇺🇸🫡 #DDAY80#StrongerTogether#LestWeForget🌹
On June 2, U.S. Air Force pararescuemen jumped 🪂 on the opportunity to honor the 13,100 American paratroopers involved in the D-Day landings.
We pay tribute to D-Day and WWII veterans by never forgetting what happened here eight decades ago, and we strive to preserve their heritage by ensuring a future of peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic.
#DDAY#DDAY80#StrongerTogether
