(From left to right) Erika Padella, Polcenigo council majority leader, Antonio Del Fiol, Polcenigo mayor, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Curtis, 31st Communications Squadron knowledge operations technician, and U.S. Air Force Col. Beau Diers, 31st Fighter Wing commander, pose for a photo after a
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, oversee pre-dive procedures before a training dive in Medulin, Croatia,June 9, 2026. The training allowed pararescuemen to refine dive fundamentals and maintain operational readiness through realistic maritime
Airmen assigned to the 606th Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, exercised distributed command-and-control operations during Astral Knight 2026, validating their ability to rapidly deploy and operate tactical air battle management capabilities from multiple locations, June 1-12, 2026.
Effective June 9, 2026, unaccompanied service members stationed throughout USAFE, who reside in barracks or dormitories, may be eligible to receive Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA) upon departure from their overseas duty station.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, learns about the Romanian MiG-21 Fishbed from Romanian air force Col. Dumitru Calin Hulea, 71st Air Base deputy commander, during an immersion tour at Câmpia Turzii, Romania, May 23, 2026. Spain engaged with Airmen across the
The 31st Maintenance Group commemorated the inactivation of the 56th Rescue Generation Squadron, 510th Fighter Generation Squadron and 555th Fighter Generation Squadron and reactivated the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during a ceremony at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 8, 2026.
After two weeks of high-end tactical integrated air and missile defense training, Astral Knight 2026 concluded June 12, 2026. Led by U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, the exercise validated the U.S. Air Force's ability to project decisive military power, combining advanced fighter and