DECEMBER 23, 2024 - Over the past month the 501st Combat Support Wing (CSW) has hosted the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) and four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses as part of Bomber Task Force (BTF) 25-1. During that period, Pathfinders seamlessly provided passenger and cargo movement, inprocessing, outprocessing, lodging, food, equipment, facilities and enabled … [Read more...]
Celebrating Plants and Winter Traditions
DECEMBER 23, 2024 – The winter solstice brings the shortest day and longest night, as Bavaria is wrapped in nature’s quiet transformation. The sun sits low in the sky, and the North Pole tilts away, casting a soft light over the landscape. But as soon as the solstice passes, the days slowly lengthen, marking the beginning of winter and hinting at the promise of spring, an … [Read more...]
Navy to Resume V-22 Osprey Flights
A CMV-22B Osprey from the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). This evolution marked the first time the Navy’s CMV-22B Ospreys have landed on a carrier. Carl Vinson is currently underway conducting routine maritime operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication … [Read more...]
Dogface Soldiers Conduct Deployment Exercise
DECEMBER 23, 2024 — Dogface Soldiers conduct a Deployment Readiness Exercise with Air Force personnel at Hunter Army Airfield, here, Dec. 17, 2024. The training was part of a broader attempt to increase interoperability between the Army and Air Force, while giving individual Soldiers and Airmen the opportunity to develop combat skills in a joint environment. The exercise … [Read more...]
Air Force Looking for New F-16 Ejection Seat
DECEMBER 23, 2024 - The U.S. Air Force is updating its existing approach to the Next-Generation Ejection Seat (NGES) program to increase competition for some of the five platforms, inviting more industry players to compete for a contract to supply F-16 ejection seats with the potential to conduct competition for other aircraft platforms in the future. The decision follows … [Read more...]