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  • A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing taxis toward the runway on Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 3, 2018. For approximately two weeks, U.S. and Polish troops conducted bilateral aerospace exercises during Aviation Rotation 18-4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    US, Polish conclude Aviation Rotation 18-4

    U.S. and Polish troops concluded more than two weeks of intense bilateral training at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 14, 2018.
  • Airmen assigned to the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen use found objects and detonating sheet explosive to create clearing charges for training on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 6, 2018. EOD Airmen trained to make charges out of objects available in a deployed environment, and use charges to neutralize enemy explosives. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

    Detect, discern, diffuse: EOD does what they do best

  • A Polish military parachute instructor prepares to drop his paratroopers from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules over Poland Aug. 7, 2018. U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 5th Quartermaster worked with their Polish partners to airdrop paratroopers during the annual Aviation Rotation bilateral exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Don’t look down… unless you will jump

    A Polish military parachute instructor prepares to drop his paratroopers from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules over Poland Aug. 7, 2018. U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing and U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 5th Quartermaster worked with their Polish partners to airdrop paratroopers during the annual Aviation Rotation bilateral
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Peter LaBarbera, 52nd Operations Group Detachment 1 assistant director of operations, enjoys a conversation with a Polish Air Force officer on Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 9, 2018. The 52nd OG is based out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Poland, but maintains a permanent presence in Poland through Detachment 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    US, Polish Airmen celebrate partnership

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Peter LaBarbera, 52nd Operations Group Detachment 1 assistant director of operations, enjoys a conversation with a Polish Air Force officer on Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 9, 2018. The 52nd OG is based out of Spangdahlem Air Base, Poland, but maintains a permanent presence in Poland through Detachment 1. (U.S. Air Force
  • The men and women of the 86th Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander, Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, Aug. 9, 2018.

    ‘World’s best wing’ welcomes new commander

    The men and women of the 86th Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander, Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, Aug. 9, 2018.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Laramie Combs, 435th Contingency Response Group contingency response airfield manager, prepares panels for a dirt runway as a Polish aircraft lands on Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 1, 2018. Contingency response airfield managers form a small part of the wider Air Force airfield management career field. These Airmen are responsible for establishing landing and drop zones in unimproved environments all across Europe and Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    On the job: Preparing a landing zone in Poland

    The summer sun beat down upon the grass field at Powidz Air Base, Poland; the never-ending waves of scorching heat could have mummified anyone foolhardy enough to soak in the sunlight beneath the empty, cloudless sky.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Pete Wolber, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, operates the controls of his aircraft during a training mission over Poland, Aug. 2, 2018. U.S. C-130J pilots train to conduct various maneuvers such as tactical evasions, assault landings, and combat airdrops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    OPS never stops, not even at night!

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Pete Wolber, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, operates the controls of his aircraft during a training mission over Poland, Aug. 2, 2018. U.S. C-130J pilots train to conduct various maneuvers such as tactical evasions, assault landings, and combat airdrops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure bolts on the strut of a C-130J Super Hercules on Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 3, 2018. Maintenance Airmen are responsible for ensuring the operational and structural integrity of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Dirty hands for a clean mission

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure bolts on the strut of a C-130J Super Hercules on Powidz Air Base, Poland, Aug. 3, 2018. Maintenance Airmen are responsible for ensuring the operational and structural integrity of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)
  • Staff Sgt. Reuben Bowers, 721st Air Mobility Operations Group airlift specialist mission maintenance craftsman, inspects an engine on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft July 19, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Bowers and his fellow Airmen assisted in the transport and installation of the engine from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz)

    5th EAMS teams up with 521st AMOW maintainers during C-17 engine swap

    The 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron recently teamed up with the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to replace an engine on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.The engine swap, which took less than one day to complete, allows the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing to

  • Super MTT comes to Ramstein

    U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School instructors with the 423rd Mobility Training Squadron from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, traveled to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, bringing their knowledge and expertise to U.S. Air Forces in Europe logistics officers and planners, as well as other personnel involved in behind the scenes operations of deployment readiness.
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