• ABC News flies with Reapers, Griffins in Estonia

    Martha Raddatz, ABC News chief global affairs correspondent, poses for a photograph on top of a 493rd Fighter Squadron F-15D Eagle with U.S. Air Force Maj. Benjamin Leestma, California Air National Guard 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Aug. 24,

  • Red the Dutch guy

    Growing up near Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, Patrick van Dam was surrounded by 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron Airmen, who frequently invited him on base to eat hamburgers and watch baseball games on Sundays. Van Dam has fond memories of the American lifestyle as a teen, and, to this day,

  • 493rd FS trains in support of OAR

    Aircraft and personnel assigned to bases an ocean apart joined together to participate in a multilateral flying training deployment Aug.15 to Sept. 2, 2016, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

  • Teamwork, Precision and Execution: Red Flag 16-4

    The skies above Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada have been dominated by the presence of F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd Fighter Squadron for Red Flag 16-4. It is a welcomed occasion for pilots, weapons systems officers and support staff to integrate and execute sorties with joint service and U.S.

  • Mad Hatters strike at Red Flag

    F-15E Strike Eagles, personnel and equipment from the 492nd Fighter Squadron out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England kicked-off exercise Red Flag 16-4, to conduct air combat training with joint and U.S. allies at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 15.The exercise is held annually at Nellis,

  • F-15s deploy to Estonia in support of TSP

    Sixteen United States Air Force F-15C Eagles - a total of 12 from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., and four from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron currently deployed to Campia Turzi, Romania, in support of Theater Security Package - along with approximately 300 personnel

  • COMUSAFE thanks Airmen, reflects on service

    After 37 and a half years in the U.S. Air Force, Gen. Frank Gorenc shared a few departing words to Airmen as he prepares for the Aug.11 change of command and future retirement.

  • Racing to make friends

    Anyone who’s moved in middle or high school knows how challenging it can be to leave behind good friends and make new ones. ‘The RACE,’ a series of group competitions designed to help incoming tri-base students adjust to their new surroundings, is held every Monday evening in August.

  • Liberty Wing hosts USAFA cadets

    U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visited Royal Air Force Lakenheath as part of Operation Air Force, July 20 to Aug. 4. OPS AF is a two-week program offered to rising junior cadets to learn about the range of career fields available to commissioned officers. “It is helpful to the cadets to have a clear