Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ferdinandsen, middle, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa deputy director of plans and programs, speaks to Baltic nation service members at the USAFE-AFAFRICA Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

Lithuanian Air Force service members arrive at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

Baltic nation service members from across the Eastern European theater pose for a group photo in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ferdinandsen, left, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa deputy director of plans and programs, receives a challenge coin from Lithuanian Air Force Captain Andrius Juozelskis, during a visit at the USAFE-AFAFRICA Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

Baltic nation service members listen to a brief at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)

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Baltic allies arrive ; USAFE hosts the Command Staff Course for Baltic partners

Published Nov. 26, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers
86th Airlift Wing

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Ferdinandsen, middle, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa deputy director of plans and programs, speaks to Baltic nation service members at the USAFE-AFAFRICA Headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 25, 2025. USAFE hosted a visit from students attending the Tri-Lateral Air Force Command and Staff Course from the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, aimed at enabling Baltic air force staff officers to plan and perform air operations at the component level and provide members with the knowledge of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s missions and operational concepts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)