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New Air Force special ops teams model the future of ‘agile’ air wars
It’s a “significant change to how we traditionally deploy support functions,” AFSOC spokesperson Capt. Savannah Stephens said.
Fly-past honors WWII airmen who died saving UK children
U.S. and Royal Air Force warplanes roared over the English city of Sheffield Friday to honor 10 American airmen who sacrificed their lives to save British children playing in a park beneath their crippled bomber during World War II.
US spy planes moving to southwest England by 2024
The U.S. Air Force’s Britain-based spy aircraft are getting another flight leg on their European mission, as the service consolidates its assets on the continent.
By Kyle Rempfer
Body of missing American teen found on RAF Lakenheath
An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of death, but Suffolk detectives do not currently believe there are any suspicious circumstances involved.
By Kyle Rempfer
End of an era: UK air force to disband bomb disposal unit
It’s the end of an era for Britain’s Royal Air Force: Its only bomb disposal squadron is being disbanded, 75 years after it was formed to disarm unexploded German bombs.
This is why American airmen built 40,000 pounds of bombs in England
It was the largest amount ever produced by U.S. troops at RAF Lakenheath during an exercise.
By Charlsy Panzino
What happened to the Air Force mechanic who stole a C-130 in a drunken, desperate bid to return home?
Sgt. Paul Meyer stole a Hercules C-130 in 1969 and crashed shortly into his journey from the U.K. to Virginia. The question: why?
By Victoria Leoni
Lakenheath F-15s intercept Russian fighters in new video
The Air Force on Friday released a video showing two recent instances in which F-15s deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, intercepted Russian Navy Su-30 Flankers near the Baltics.
Osprey damaged in Mildenhall intruder incident
An Osprey was damaged after a 44-year-old British man drove onto an air base in England and made it to the flightline before being stopped, the Air Force said Thursday.
Intruder at RAF Mildenhall drove onto airfield
RAF Mildenhall, a Royal Air Force base near Suffolk, England, that is used by U.S. troops, is on lockdown after a security incident.
Air Force identifies airman killed in crash near RAF Lakenheath
Airman 1st Class Hayley Reynolds has been identified as the person killed in a single-car crash between Elveden and Brandon, England, last week.
By Kyle Rempfer