U.S. Air Force Airmen and a variety of aircraft arrived at multiple locations in Norway to participate in Cold Response 26, a Norwegian-led, regularly scheduled exercise designed to enhance Allied defense and deterrence capabilities in an intense and challenging Arctic environment.
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 492nd and 493rd Fighter Generation Squadrons traveled from RAF Lakenheath for multinational Exercise Point Blank, an initiative created to increase the tactical proficiency of U.S., U.K. Ministry of Defence and other NATO forces.
The 48th Civil Engineering Squadron explosive ordnance disposal shop hosted a demonstration for the Feltwell Parish Council and local community members at RAF Feltwell, England on Feb. 13.
Under grey skies and relentless wind, rain, and sleet, 10 Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing demonstrated the wing’s readiness to operate in austere conditions during multinational Exercise Point Blank 26.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach, his wife, Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Wolfe, and his wife, Dr. Doniel Wolfe, visited the 48th Fighter Wing Dec. 19.
The Liberty Wing hosted the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for the annual Vienna Document 2011 information exchange exercise, Nov. 18-19.